The battery compartment also needs extra packaging, and it adds to the complexity and the size of the device.

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In the past 10 years, McDonald's has saved 150, 000 tons in packaging by reducing the thickness and size of items such as sundae cups and napkins, and by converting to thinner, lighter and more efficient bags, trays and sandwich wraps.

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In it, the independent product review site listed 10 examples of household and grocery products that have decreased in size, thanks to packaging shrinks, in part due to rising commodity and energy costs, that is.

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