Viewing the Changes of Human Packaging Ideas from the Changes of Packaging

In the primitive society, people had very little mastery of production skills, and all packaging came from natural rough processing. In the late primitive society about 10,000 years ago, due to the improvement of production technology and the storage and exchange of surplus items, original packaging appeared. At first, people just used kudzu vines to bind prey, and wrapped things with plant leaves, shells, animal skins, etc. With the improvement of labor skills, people made the most primitive baskets and baskets with plant fibers, and used fire to calcined stones and soil to make clay pots, clay bowls and clay pots, etc., to hold and preserve food, beverages and other items. Early packaging was purely functional, with the intention of protecting items from damage and facilitating their portability and transportation.

It wasn't until the British Industrial Revolution that initially designed packages sprung up like mushrooms after rain. During the industrial revolution, machines became the main force of production and brought abundant productivity. A large number of products needed to be redesigned, and products also needed sophisticated packaging to promote sales. The emergence of plastics means that people have begun to use new packaging materials; packaging containers have also developed a variety of shapes; in addition, packaging forms and label decoration patterns have also developed. From the simple decorative patterns of containers in the handmade era to the printing and packaging patterns of mass production by machines, fine and diverse craft patterns and printed graphics in various colors.

Later, with the further development of productivity and social economy, people seem to be addicted to the pursuit of packaging. The European industrial revolution in the 19th century greatly promoted the development of the packaging industry, thus laying the foundation for the modern packaging industry and high-end packaging box technology, and also paved the way for various "fancy" and unenvironmentally friendly packaging that gradually emerged in the future.

When it comes to fancy and excessive packaging, moon cakes bear the brunt. "Eight mooncakes are packed in a hexagonal carton with a diameter of about 30 centimeters. The net weight of each mooncake is only 50 grams. Heavy." "There are only 6 pieces of mooncakes in a rectangular carton larger than a 15-inch computer, and the outer packaging is heavier than the mooncake itself." Excessive packaging of mooncakes is just the epitome of the packaging industry. Such excessive packaging not only increases consumption The cost of purchasing by buyers has also increased the amount of waste in discarded packaging boxes, causing great pollution to the environment and resulting in a waste of resources. Obviously, this goes against the "green" and "low carbon" living pattern and the environmental protection requirements of "green" and "low carbon".

However, in recent years, with the awakening of people's awareness of environmental protection, we are pleased to see that packaging has begun to return to its original nature, and simple and environmentally friendly kraft paper packaging has become the mainstream. Some beverage companies, through technological improvement, have continuously lowered the can body and reduced the amount of iron used. There are also paper-packaged product companies that have also made great progress in reducing paper consumption. In fact, in the daily design of the entire packaging industry, as long as the company puts its heart into it, each product can be reduced by a little bit, which is a reduction of millions of tons for the whole of China. It has indeed made great contributions to carbon reduction.