Grocery Product Packaging Data from Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos, 2023

July-August 2023 data on the most sold products from 13 grocery shops and open markets on Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos. The dataset includes product name, manufacture details, weight, and packaging information, collected as part of a NERC-funded project (NE/V005448/1) to explore plastic waste reduction. Full details are available via the provided DOI.

Use Cases

• Analyze polymer type distribution in consumer goods based on the packaging type and polymer type fields.
• Model waste generation potential based on product weight and packaging weight data.
• Assess the prevalence of locally vs. externally manufactured goods based on manufacture location.
• Identify high-volume product categories for targeted waste reduction programs based on sales data.

Strengths

• Data collected from 13 shops of varying sizes, including open markets, in July-August 2023.
• Includes specific fields like polymer type and packaging weight for waste analysis.
• Part of a defined research project (NERC NE/V005448/1) with a clear objective.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a specific two-month period in 2023, limiting longitudinal analysis.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Collected from sampled grocery shops and open markets.

Time Range

July-August 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 14:09:34.245865; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos