1. Barilla Lasagne Packaging Project
By Leora Ammerman, Ashleigh Greenway and Isabel Provisor-Lemery

2. Original Package Photo

3. Original Total Surface Area
The total surface area of our original package was 1,158.82㎠

4. Original Volume of Package
The original volume of the package was: 1650㎤

5. The total lasagne volume is: 1163.75㎤
Volume of Lasagne
The total lasagne volume is: ㎤

6. Original Used and Unused Air Space
The original used airspace of packaging: 70.53%
The original unused airspace of packaging: 29.47%

7. Changes We Made
Shortened length by 1.5 cm
Shortened height by 2 cm

8. The new total surface area of packaging is: 980.5 ㎠

9. New Used and Unused Air Space
The new used air space of lasagna is: 93.5%
The new unused air space of lasagna is: 6.5%

10. The new package volume is 1,248 ㎤

11. Design Process
Our group examined the box and the unused air space. Then we took into account the amount of space that could be used without crowding the pasta. After analyzing this and the data we decreased the height and length to create a slimmer, more efficient box. Lastly we cut the box out and folded it together with the new measurements.

12. Saved material
The new package uses about cm2 less package material than the original. It also reduces the unused air space by approximately %. We reduced the volume by cm3. We took away the plastic window, and left it as cardboard which reduced the amount of wasted material.

13. New package Picture

14. Benefits Of The New Package
The new package will be beneficial to Barilla because it will save wasted material that is continuing to pile up in our landfills. This new packaging will also be cost efficient as you won’t have to pay as much for the material because you will be buying less. The design also features a nice, slim, and cool looking box that is perfect for this lasagne. Our new package now is saving material by reducing the unused air space and reducing the amount of material that is used. This package is overall better for the environment because it is reducing the amount of waste that is produced when making this packaging.