”WASTE is a by-product of consumerism, and it’s not a good thing from a sustainability perspective.” (http://transmoder.com/2012/02/27/waste-were-drownin-in-it/ ) . Waste is caused by several things one of which being overpackaged products. Overpackaging is the wrapping, 'boxing' or 'bagging' of products in excessive amounts of materials and layers which end up having no signifance to the product and end up being thrown away. Although these continue being made because it is currently convenient for our society. Our society is so lazy when it comes to being a consumer some peoples decisions are now solely based on convience, we are at a point where slicing cheese has become difficult so the producer has cut and individually wrapped the cheese for us. Waste will soon surround us if we don't educate ourselves, educate others and together make changes.
Above is the waste of just 3 storebought products.