overpackage

verb

over·​pack·​age ˌō-vər-ˈpa-kij 

overpackaged; overpackaging

transitive verb

: to use an excessive amount of packaging for (something, such as a product)

Take-out food restaurants and delis typically overpackage your purchase. Do you really need a full paper bag and two dozen napkins for a lone bagel?

—Benjamin Jervey

When you see a toy that you think is overpackaged, write the company a letter.

—Zillions

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above