AbstractTo make packaging truly beneficial to human beings, it is important to help people learn more about the great variety of packaging materials and packaging techniques. In applying that knowledge, certain ethics should be observed by those engaged in packaging activities. The first step in achieving this task is to recognize what constitutes the packaging sciences, and from the results of various investigations a system of packaging sciences has been produced. Packaging science, as we have organized it, consists of the three major fields of packaging sociology, packaging materials science and packaging technology. With regard to the ethics that should form the backbone for the varied packaging activities, we propose that a Packaging Charter be established, incorporating the basic spirit and the ideas outlined herein.