Packaging for disposable items

A packaging unit for disposable articles intended for one time use only, where said articles are placed in one or more layers of juxtaposed articles, said packaging unit comprising:

• a lower part of generally rectangular cross section and closed at its bottom and along its sides as to form a pocket, an upper part that has four sides that define a generally rectangular cross section and which are placed outside an upper portion of the lower part of the unit, wherein said upper part is closed at its upper end by a generally flat panel, wherein in the closed state of the packaging unit the upper part of the packaging unit at least partially overlaps the upper portion of the lower part of said unit and extends upwardly from said lower part, wherein a rear wall of the lower part connects with a front edge of the flat panel of the upper part, wherein a tongue extends from a front edge of the upper part down between the rear wall and a front wall of the lower part of the unit, and wherein the lower part is telescopically moveable relative to said upper part through a limited distance determined by abutment of a bottom edge of the tongue with the bottom of the lower part.