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Using packaging

Synonyms:
Packaging products
Broader:
Protecting consumers
Narrower:
Packaging food
Using plastic packaging
Using light metal packaging
Introducing export market packaging
Using wooden packaging
Constrains:
Developing industry
Decreasing waste packaging
Disposing of household refuse
Producing consumer opportunities
Producing consumer opportunities
Uncoupling consumption from resource consumption
Constrained by:
Increasing consumer awareness
Producing local consumer products
Protesting against packaging waste
Containing growth of high energy sectors
Facilitates:
Dispatching products
Reducing risk of damage to stock
Recovering energy from domestic waste
Facilitated by:
Structuring market for consumer items
Uncoupling economic growth from growth in resource use
Problems:

Disposal of packaging waste
Inadequate packaging
Non-destructible containers and packaging
Non-destructible containers and packaging
Subjects:
Transportation, Telecommunications → Packaging
Industry → Products
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

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