Consumers need to remember all of the three R's-reducing, reusing, recycling. When consumers go to the grocery store, they should try to buy the most product in the least packaging possible. The survey also found that while 59 percent of consumers know that less packaging is better for the environment, only 29 percent know how to choose products with least packaging. Armed with information, consumers can make the best choices when going down the grocery aisle. Examples include bags, pouches and wraps.
Concentrated products require less packaging.
With an eye toward reducing waste, the League worked with the School of Packaging at Michigan State University to look at more than 250 everyday products in 40 product categories. The MSU researchers compared packages based on weight and volume to the amount of product they delivered. The full report will be available online on Friday, November 20, 1998. Click here to request an email of the full report. The National Consumers League, founded in 1899, is America's pioneer consumer organization.