Global awareness of food waste and its negative impact on the environment continue to grow and so does the importance of the role that packaging plays in preventing it.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted every year,costing around $680 billion in industrialized countries and $310 billion in developing countries. When discarded food rots in the landfills it emits methane, a strong greenhouse gas, causing a negative impact on the environment. Packaging that extends the case life of food helps address this issue by keeping more food out of landfills.