ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Packaging waste

Packaging waste is any type of material used to wrap or protect products that you buy, like boxes, bags, and plastic. It can end up in landfills and can be bad for the environment, because it takes a really long time to break down and go away. So it’s important to make sure that we don’t have too much packaging waste. One way to do this is to reduce the amount of packaging we use when we buy things – like bringing your own bags and boxes to the store, or buying items with less packaging. We can also recycle packaging waste and use it to make new things!