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[40] [41] The scam has also been called broken glasses scam or broken bottle scam where the scammer will pretend the mark broke a pair of expensive glasses or use a bottle of cheap wine, liquor or a bottle filled with water and demand compensation. Asian tourists are often the primary target.
In 2006, Consumer Reports magazine recognized the wrap rage phenomenon when it created the Oyster Awards for the products with the hardest-to-open packaging. [3] [7] A story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about wrap rage [8] was featured on The Colbert Report when host Stephen Colbert tried to use a knife to remove a new calculator from its plastic packaging, to no avail.
Several packages left unattended on a porch, a typical target for package thieves. Package theft or cargo theft is the theft of a package or parcel. It can occur anywhere in the distribution channel.
Bulk boxes are often made of corrugated fiberboard, either doublewall or triplewall.Many corrugated bulk boxes have covers. [2] The main body of some is similar to a half slotted container with flaps on the bottom; others have a separate base (similar to the cover) and a sleeve for side walls.
Overpackaging is excessive or unnecessary packaging.It is defined by the Institute of Packaging Professionals as "a condition where the methods and materials used to package an item exceed the requirements for adequate containment, protection, transport, and sale".
Bronze wine container from the 9th century BC The first packages used the natural materials available at the time: baskets of reeds, wineskins ( bota bags ), wooden boxes , pottery vases , ceramic amphorae , wooden barrels , woven bags, etc. Processed materials were used to form packages as they were developed: first glass and bronze vessels.
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It has been estimated by the EPA that 9.1 million tons of glass containers were generated in 2015, or 3.5 percent of municipal solid waste (MSW). [5] About 70 percent of glass consumption is used for containers and packaging purposes. [14] At least 13.2 percent of the production of glass and containers are burned with energy recovery. [5]