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History of containers

  • 1550 BCE

    Palm leaves

    Palm leaves
    The first type of container in the world.
  • 1550 BCE

    Glass bottles

    Glass bottles
    They started to use it at an industry in Egypt.
  • 800 BCE

    Glass and mud

    Glass and mud
    pottery and unfired glass were used
  • 750

    Paper manufacturing

    Paper manufacturing
    papermaking arrives in the middle east, then in italy and germany.
  • 1200

    Metal

    Metal
    tinned iron is developed in Bohemia
  • Glass: bottle and jar

    Glass: bottle and jar
    manufacture of mineral water in england and orange marmalade in wide mouth jars
  • Boxes of cardboard

    Boxes of cardboard
    Boxes of cardboard were created, cut, and bent by hand.
  • Nylon

    Nylon
    Nylon was created by Dupont.
  • Plastic

    Plastic
    Use of PET in food and products that are filled hot. Like jams. High-protection multilayer packging is being used more and more.
  • Reusable plastic

    Reusable plastic
    Reusable plastic started to be used.