Costs and benefits of minimising packaging
Businesses use packaging to help preserve their product, transport it, protect it from damage and to attract customers. To help the environment and reduce costs most businesses aim to reduce the amount of packaging they use.
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Benefits | Reduces cost because less landfill is required |
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| Benefits | Can improve brand image |
