Packaging is the material that helps protect, keep clean, and transport the product placed inside it. Packaging is generally divided into three main groups. These are sales packaging, outer packaging, and shipping packaging. In periods when the economy was not as developed, packaging methods were also more primitive. In the primitive economy period, wooden barrels, crates, earthenware pots, and leather bags and sacks were used as packaging. Today, cardboard, metal, glass, and plastic packaging products have started to be used.
Recycled Packaging Types
Cardboard, paper, metal, glass, and plastic are recycled packaging types. Paper and cardboard are the most used types of packaging. Cardboard and paper packaging waste is recovered for recycling. The raw material for paper and cardboard packaging is cellulose, and its source is trees. In recent years, industrial trees have started to be grown for the production of paper and cardboard packaging in order to protect natural resources. Other types of packaging can also be recycled. Thus, significant energy savings are achieved, contributing to the national economy.
