ten times more energy goes into the production of the food and goods it contains, than the packaging itself! source: Incpen	If a household turned down its room heating thermostat by 2 degrees or drove one less mile a day, it would save as much energy as is used to make the packaging for its whole year's supply of goods. source: INCPEN
the energy used to make the packaging for food is just 11% of the energy in the total supply chain (including growing, transport, retail, freezing & cooking). In other words, the energy for all of these other parts of the supply chain combined is 9 times as significant as that of the packaging. source: INCPEN	the energy saved by recycling just 1 aluminium drink can, is enough to run a television for 3 hours! household packaging is accountable for only 3% of all waste that goes to landfill
the energy content of one day's packaging is equal to one and one quarter miles in the car source: The Packaging Federation glass containers are on average 30% lighter than in 1980's source: Incpen	in developing countries, a lack of packaging or inadequate packaging cause between 30-50% of foodstuffs to decay before they even reach consumers. source: Effective Packaging