Pizza packaging that turns into dishes reduces environmental impact
Technological advances are not always necessary to develop an ecological and more functional product
The attempt to remove plastic bags from markets in the state of São Paulo, in 2012, was a way of minimizing pollution, according to its creators. The measure was controversial and had to be rolled back, but this was not the only source of plastic pollutants. Most of the products placed inside the ecobags had plastic packaging. In other words, there is the environmental impact of using the bags, but the other packaging also needs to be rethought.
In addition, after opening the packages, the contents are usually kept in plastic or glass jars, which after use need to be washed, requiring the consumption of water and detergent. In the entire process, from purchase to disposal, oil was used to produce the raw materials for the packaging and the pot, as well as water, which is an extremely important natural resource. Not to mention the detergent, which is a pollutant, if it is not a biodegradable soap.
Possible creative solution
An alternative to these problems would be a package that has other functions before being discarded. GreenBox manages to combine all this in a simple and intelligent way. At first, the idea was applied to a pizza box, a food that is not exactly healthy, but at least the environmental impact of consumption can be lower and nothing prevents the same principle from being applied to other products, as we cannot simply avoid we use packaging.
The box comes with detachable parts for easy consumption. The lid is easily split into four for use as a plate. And the space in the box where the slices were served can be turned into a new lid. Just detach two pieces from the side of the original box. The material used is brown cardboard, so it is possible to compost the product instead of disposing of it in the conventional way, as there was no bleaching with chlorine or excessive use of paint. To better understand this functional packaging, check out the video below. It's inevitable to think: how come no one had this idea before?
