Costs and benefits of minimising packaging
Businesses use packaging to:
- help preserve their product
- transport it
- protect it from damage
- attract customers
To help the environment and reduce costs, most businesses aim to reduce the amount of packaging they use.
Reducing packaging also reduces cost because less landfill is required
| Costs | Benefits |
| Increased risk of damage due to insufficient packaging | Can reduce production costs as less materials are required for packaging |
| May become less attractive to customers | Can reduce transport costs as goods are smaller and lighter |
| Reduces cost because less landfill is required | |
| Can improve brand image |
| Costs | Increased risk of damage due to insufficient packaging |
|---|---|
| Benefits | Can reduce production costs as less materials are required for packaging |
| Costs | May become less attractive to customers |
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| Benefits | Can reduce transport costs as goods are smaller and lighter |
| Costs | |
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| Benefits | Reduces cost because less landfill is required |
| Costs | |
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| Benefits | Can improve brand image |