Recycling is a process that has been a hot topic for years, but it is still a major issue. We are becoming increasingly aware that there is far too much single-use plastic packaging that ends up in landfills or our oceans, but solving this problem is complex.  

Products move from manufacturer to the consumer through several steps.  Products are packaged at the manufacturer, then put in cartons and possibly wrapped with a plastic film for shipping to a retailer’s warehouse.  From there, a carton might go to a store, along with other products, wrapped by plastic or could be repacked into a different carton or envelope to ship directly to a consumer.  Ready-to-eat food typically uses different types of packaging than something on the shelves in the middle of the supermarket.  

As a result, multiple