#EdiblePackagingMarket Edible packaging helps the environment by allowing the user to eat the package together with the food product, decreasing waste. Food containers and packaging account for roughly 30.2 percent of household waste, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Packaging films composed of milk proteins, vitamins, proteins, and probiotics, which offer vital nutrients and can provide an oxygen barrier to the food, preventing contamination, are also included in edible packaging.