Journal 8 - Packaging

Journal number 8

Items:

1.     Cheese-cheddar- plastic

2.     Cookies Oreos- plastic

3.     Christmas lights – cardboard and plastic

4.     Photoshop Cs5- cardboard and plastic

5.     Cookies – Plastic

6.     Popcorn- plastic

7.     Chocolate- paper

8.     Gift Cards- Plastic

9.     Fruit bowl – Plastic

10. Macdonald’s – plastic and paper

11. Subway apple slices – Plastic

12. Vitamins – Plastic

13. Cups – Plastic

14.  Mischievous Wal-Mart items - plastic, paper, glass, metal,

15. Movies -plastic

16. Dogs food- Paper

17. Tortilla chips – plastic

18. Pretzels – Plastic

19. Games- cardboard

Packing is everywhere and on everything! I didn’t realize how much packing we use for items; it is really hard to believe. About everything I touched had some sort of packing, made out of plastic or paper.  My question is: Is it really necessary? I understand some of the packaging is required to keep things from spoiling or going stale. Others packages are to make items pretty and presentable.

I personally believe that certain packages are necessary. Certain packaging is required to make the food last linger and keep it away from mold etc.  Others such as over packaging certain Items like a simple cell phone Is crazy. The box and everything is heavier than the actual item. 

I also wonder what happens to everything that is not recycle like:

The little plastic wrappers in gum or

The huge Styrofoam covers for TVs or furniture.  

The boxes used for food.

Some people don’t recycle.  

Plus what happens when we recycle companies are still making LARGE amounts of the same items.

If an item is not packed society takes it as unworthy, dirty, used, contaminated, broken, useless, cheap. The fact that an item packaged can make the difference between a “good” items and “bad” item is obvious.

I personally don’t buy something that might seem to be open.