Outside the Box: The Story of Food Packaging

The invention of food packaging is one of humanity’s greatest
achievements. It may seem hard to imagine today, but the first clay
pots made the great civilizations of the ancient world possible,
while paper’s first use, long before it became a surface for
writing, was to wrap food. But packaging’s proliferation, combined
with the invention of plastics, has become one of our biggest
environmental headaches. In this episode, we explore the surprising
history of how our food got dressed—and why and how we might want
to help it get naked again.   Learn more about your ad
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