a packaging article for protectively storing perishable paper products that includes protective materials that protect the packaging article and its contents from any of a number of threats including water damage , fire damage , mold , insects , bacteria , fungi and theft . the packaging article comprises a bottom wall , side walls and a closure that surround and define an interior cavity in which the paper products are stored or transported . each of the bottom wall , side walls and closure are made from a plurality of layers . protective materials are applied to one or more of the bottom wall , side walls and closures by either impregnating a paper or cardboard with a suitable chemical , applying a film thereover , spraying a coating thereover or sandwiching the protective material between two adjacent layers . suitable chemicals that produce the desired properties include , but are not limited to wax , oil , plastic , polybrominated diphenyl ether , polybrominated biphenyl , brominated cyclohydrocarbons , boric acid and hydrogen peroxide . a radio frequency identification tag may also be received within the wall of the packaging article to protect the same against theft .