Packaging- All of the items I handle in 1 day and their packaging

Some of the things I handle everyday and their packaging is as follows:

Textbooks: In a plastic bag
Cell phone: came in a box with all the parts separately wrapped in plastic bags with card board and Styrofoam inserts in it.
Toothbrush: Plastic container
Food: Paper or Plastic packaging
Toothpaste: Came in a bag
Backpack- Plastic bag
Body Wash- Plastic bottle
Shoes: Paper box
Clothes: Plastic shopping bag
Laptop- came in a plastic bag in a cardboard box with a lot of cardboard, Styrofoam and paper directions
Drinks- Plastic bottles or paper cups

As a lot of things require packaging, we typically do not realize nor are aware of how we gain possession of certain items and often throw it away without even looking or using it. We always take more napkins than we really need and almost always carry fewer items in more bags. As a lot of energy and water goes into the production process and packaging that comes with nearly every product that we buy, we as consumers need to be more cautious of where we shop and how we do it. When it comes to purchasing, I do not consider myself as being the most sustainable person but gaining awareness of this will help me in the long run to consider others when using a product. If everyone made a conscious choice to purchase items that are packaged sustainably, the world would be a completely different place. A lot of wasted energy and water go into making plastic items, and if people took the time to notice the damage that they are doing, we will be a much better place in the future.

Till next time…