DVD packaging

DVD packaging really annoys me. It's unnecessarily large considering the CD-sized disc it contains. So I learned today (on a slashdot post) that 2 DVD cases take up exactly the same size as 1 VHS tape. This way retailers can use old displays and containers to hold DVDs. This makes perfect sense but is still wasteful.

Incredibly, there are apparently no places to recycle CD and DVD packaging - at least on an individual level. The discs themselves can be recycled (US and UK).