Overpackaging

repackaging would be reenvase in Spanish.

eurodicautom gives over-packaging for sobreembalaje, and there are lots of valid examples in the web about what sobreenvase and overpackaging are (none on the same site, unfortunately

CUSU Green Campaign : CUSU Little Green Book 1997
... Overpackaging. We all have to pay for excess packaging. ... If you see a really grotesque example of overpackaging, don¹t buy it and write to the company. ...
www-green.cusu.cam.ac.uk/publications/ littlegreenbook/1997/package.html - 7k - Cached - Similar pages



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Note added at 2003-06-24 20:14:45 (GMT)
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could also be excess packaging



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From two different websites on recycling and waste management -


In this learning experience, students will continue to investigate trash as a global concern. They will examine cultural patterns related to packaging and compare ***overpackaging*** habits in the U.S. and Japan. Students will propose solutions to excess packaging that will help protect the Earth and its natural resources.

Estimación del desecho anual envases y ***sobreenvases*** 4.500.000 Ton