A SURVEY OF PRODUCT PACKAGING IN WORLDWIDE.

A survey of product packaging in worldwide.

Packaging of today is a result of long development process. It is the product of continuous research aimed at finding better methods of packaging the various goods purchased by consumer to ensure the best protection for them. The very first people used different ways to conserve the surplus food collected during hunting, fishing, and food gathering for the longest possible time. They used leaves from trees, woven baskets and animal skins to store their food such as meat, fruits and fish.

The importance of packaging when the remaining of the earthen pots and lather pouches are today the treasure troves of archaeologist and paleontologist. They teach them much about an ancient ancestor’s life style. But it is now clear that these early forms of packaging were very rudimentary and not always hygienic, with the result that daily life at that time revolved around the search for food. Most developing country still suffer today from a lack of packaging a deficiently that results in a loss of some 50% of their resources.

Wooden barrels become the most frequently used way of preserving goods. They were used for storing all kinds of solids and liquids, protecting them from light, heat and dampness. Their considerable robustness allowed them for be transported on the previous of the age and to be carried by boat. It was during industrial revolution in Europe that packaging real took. The vast range of the products made available to the consumer brought about a change in a life style. Providing consumer with greater choice and allowing trade to flourish, the need for packaging grew.

The cardboard box emerged at the end of the 19^th century, a simple yet revolutionary invention. American Robert Gairhad the bright idea of manufacturing in bulk a pre-cut cardboard panel which once folded, would form a box. This made the transportation of goods much easier and the box become the most widely used method of packaging at the beginning of the century, due to its very low price and easier of use. Today boxes are used to supply us with fragile and high- tech equipment, such as video recorders and computers.