Who generates the need for secondary packaging?

There has been much coverage in the media about supermarkets targeting the reduction and ideally, the removal of secondary packaging, but how did we get here?

Who really generated the need for secondary packaging?

•Consumers?

•Supermarkets?

•Manufacturers?

•Marketers?

We are not looking at who to blame, this is about understanding the reason behind how and why we are where we are.

Before you answer this question, maybe we must consider why we have secondary packaging at all.

We would love to hear your thoughts behind the ‘need’ for secondary packaging.

Understanding the reasons and sifting out the easy answers will help us target the right solutions, lobby the right decision-makers and reduce the unnecessary environmental impact and over packaging of everyday products.