Why You Should Use Eco-Friendly Packaging

Plastic pollution has been under the spotlight for a while now, and there’s a definite trend towards businesses choosing eco-friendly packaging options in place of plastic alternatives. Not only is this to do their bit to save the environment, but customers are also more inclined to choose to shop from brands who care about our planet.

With more and more consumers shopping online, packaging has become an even bigger part of our daily lives. This is why we need to start employing healthier ways to prevent plastic pollution. We share some key reasons why your business should start using eco-friendly packaging, like the options we have at Repak.  

Reduces Your Carbon Footprint

Customers are increasingly becoming more concerned about their impact on the environment, which directly impacts the brands and products they choose to be loyal to. By making the switch to eco-friendly packaging, you’re making a statement and showing your customers that you care about them and our planet.

It requires energy to make and breakdown plastic packaging, and by switching to a sustainable option, this energy required is much less.

Doesn’t Contain Harmful Toxins

Non-sustainable petrochemical resources like crude oil are used to make most plastic, and are incredibly harmful to the environment in terms of both extraction, refinement, distribution, use and disposal. Luckily, eco-friendly packaging has none of these issues over its lifespan. As it biodegrades, harmful chemicals such as the ones produced by plastic are not present at all!

It is Biodegradable

If your choice of eco-friendly packaging is made from natural materials (like ours at Prepak) this means it will be biodegradable. Plastic is not easily biodegraded, taking hundreds if not thousands of years to fully break down and releasing harmful chemicals on its way. Some eco-friendly packaging, such as sustainable paper products, will even be compostable.

It is Versatile

Eco-friendly packaging is versatile and it can be repurposed and reused in many major industries where they use traditional packaging. It is more beneficial than regular plastic packaging where they’re limited to the number of times manufacturers can use them.

Eco-friendly packaging also allows you to get to be more creative with designs and branding more than plastic packaging does. 

Improves your Brand Image

It has never been more important to develop yourself as an environmentally-responsible company creates trust within your customer base. Trends concerning sustainable products are on the rise, and many brands locally and internationally are making the shift towards using eco-friendly packaging.

Prepak is dedicated to providing eco-friendly, innovative packaging products for a more sustainable future. To find out more about our range of eco-friendly packaging options, browse here.