There are finally steps being taken to help the environment such as reducing waste and getting rid of plastic. But there's still so much that can be done and areas that need more attention.
One of them is the overuse of packaging. You wouldn't believe how big of a problem this still is. Here are just a few examples that show you exactly what I'm talking about and it's so pitiful.
Seriously? Are they kidding here? Why not just put the apple in the paper bag alongside all the rest of the food?
So you think you're being good when you order these sponges made out of recycled materials, but then they come individually packed like this. Ugh!
Why do companies do this? There's no point putting things as little as this in a huge box. Is there? No sir.
If it wasn't bad enough they used plastic to wrap every item here, they all had to come in their own individual paper boxes.
Ordering your groceries online sure comes in handy these days, but did they really have to put every single item in its own individual bag?
Imagine receiving 700 disposable screws only to realize that they're all individually packaged with plastic thread protectors. Yeah, have fun opening up that stuff. Screw this!
Hmm, doesn't this sign seem so hypocritical? I mean, they say they care about the oceans and then do this to the canned lobster. No thanks.
I could understand if these ink cartridges were all from different orders, but when you order them at once, then why? I don't understand this.
I had to do a double-take on this one because I couldn't believe my eyes at first. Oh, Target, what are you doing to us?
Please tell me this isn't some sort of crazy trend we're seeing here. First the sweet potatoes, then these. Let's not go backward, pretty please.
If this happened to us every time we received a package, we might be looking at some sort of a hoarding situation. Thanks, Amazon.
Do me this solid, peeps. Instead of ordering four screwdrivers online, just pick some up at your local hardware store on your way home from work.
This lucky person ordered two boxes of their favorite tea and now they're a proud owner of 30+ feet of bubble wrap. This is just ridiculous.
During their mating season, the masking tape must be separated to avoid unnecessary violence.
Ha, ha, ha. No seriously, is this some kind of a joke?
My fiancé is a guitar player, so these are very familiar. But, I gotta tell you even he would get aggravated by this overuse of packaging.
I wonder how long it took to get all the pieces out of this egregious packaging. Talk about taking the fun out of gift-giving.
This Dominos salad comes with every single item individually wrapped, including the lettuce. Can we stop doing this? I think this is a tad excessive, right?
When you try to be good and save the planet by ordering four reusable straws and then they come packaged like this. What a shame.
It still baffles me why companies use so much packaging to ship something so small. Just use a smaller box and ditch all the extras.
And here's another fabulous Amazon shipping fail. Why in the world would they use so much stuff to send a label? This is beyond crazy.
Come again? Are my eyes really seeing this? I thought the previous picture was bad enough, but to put two batteries in a box like this...it makes no sense!
You'd expect to see this long wrapping on a lamp or something fragile, and not for a candle. OMG! This is just too much.
This is the stuff that can give you nightmares. Well, maybe not. I'm exaggerating lol. But still, this is pretty crappy, right?
