diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6951c3d..e4452db 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 app/
-node_modules/
\ No newline at end of file
+node_modules/
+bower_components/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dist/packery.js b/dist/packery.js
index bd110f7..5793df9 100644
--- a/dist/packery.js
+++ b/dist/packery.js
@@ -140,6 +140,19 @@
       return obj;
     };
 
+    this.unpackObject = function (el) {
+      var promise = service.Packery(self.uniqueId);
+
+      promise.then(function () {
+        try {
+            self.packery.remove(el[0]);
+            $rootScope.$emit('packeryObjectUnPacked', el[0]);
+        }
+        catch(err) {
+        }
+      });
+    };
+
     this.packObject = function (el) {
       var promise = service.Packery(self.uniqueId);
 
@@ -201,9 +214,12 @@
         scope.rowHeight = scope.rowHeight || config.rowHeight;
         scope.draggable = scope.draggable || config.draggable;
         scope.handle = scope.handle || config.handle;
+        scope.transitionDuration = attrs.transitionduration || "0.4";
 
         // Set global draggability
-        scope.draggable ? controller.setDraggable(scope.handle) : angular.noop();
+        if (scope.draggable==="true") {
+          controller.setDraggable(scope.handle);
+        } else { angular.noop();}
 
         // Create object for Packery instantiation
         packeryObj = controller.createAttrObj(scope);
@@ -238,7 +254,11 @@
         element.css('visibility','hidden');
 
         // Packs individual objects
-        controller.packObject(element);    
+        controller.packObject(element);
+
+        element.on('$destroy', function() {
+          controller.unpackObject(element);
+        });
       }
     };
   };
diff --git a/dist/packery.min.js b/dist/packery.min.js
index 9e38d3e..843c229 100644
--- a/dist/packery.min.js
+++ b/dist/packery.min.js
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
  * License: MIT
  */
 
-"use strict";!function(){var a=["packeryTemplates"],b={columnWidth:".packery-sizer",itemSelector:".packery-object",rowHeight:".packery-sizer",draggable:!0,handle:"*",timeout:2e3,acceptedAttributes:["containerStyle","columnWidth","gutter","isHorizontal","isInitLayout","isOriginLeft","isOriginTop","isResizeBound","itemSelector","rowHeight","transitionDuration"]},c=function(a,b,c,d,e){var f,g=[],h=function(a,b){for(var c=0;c<b.length;c++)if(b[c].id===a)return!1;return!0};return{Packery:function(i,j,k){var l=b.defer();if(j=j||void 0,k=k||{},h(i,g)&&void 0!==j)return f=new Packery(j[0],k),g.push({id:i,packery:f}),a.$emit("packeryInstantiated",f),f;var m=c(function(){void 0!==f&&(c.cancel(m),l.resolve(f))},e.timeout/10);return d(function(){c.cancel(m),l.reject(!1)},e.timeout),l.promise}}},d=function(a,b,c){var d=this;d.packeryInstantiated=!1,d.packeryDraggable=!1,d.dragHandle=void 0,d.uniqueId=(new Date).getTime(),d.packery={},this.bindDragEvents=function(a){var b,c,e;b=d.dragHandle,"*"===b?(e=new Draggabilly(a[0]),c=a):(e=new Draggabilly(a[0],{handle:b}),c=a.querySelectorAll(b)),d.packery.bindDraggabillyEvents(e),c.on("mouseenter",function(){a.addClass("hovered")}).on("mouseleave",function(){a.removeClass("hovered")})},this.createAttrObj=function(a){for(var c={},d=b.acceptedAttributes,e=0;e<d.length;e++){var f=a[d[e]];void 0!==f&&(c[d[e]]="null"===f?null:isNaN(f)===!1?+a[d[e]]:a[d[e]])}return c},this.packObject=function(b){var e=c.Packery(d.uniqueId);e.then(function(){var c=d.packery.getItemElements();-1===c.indexOf(b[0])&&d.packery.appended(b[0]),d.packeryDraggable===!0&&d.bindDragEvents(b),b.css("visibility","visible"),a.$emit("packeryObjectPacked",b[0])})},this.setDraggable=function(a){d.packeryDraggable=!0,d.dragHandle=a}},e=function(a,b){return{restrict:"EAC",controller:"PackeryController",transclude:!0,replace:!0,templateUrl:"template/packery/packery.html",scope:{containerStyle:"@?",columnWidth:"@?",gutter:"@?",isHorizontal:"@?",isInitLayout:"@?",isOriginLeft:"@?",isOriginTop:"@?",isResizeBound:"@?",itemSelector:"@?",rowHeight:"@?",transitionDuration:"@?",draggable:"@?",handle:"@?"},link:function(c,d,e,f){var g,h,i;c.columnWidth=c.columnWidth||a.columnWidth,c.itemSelector=c.itemSelector||a.itemSelector,c.rowHeight=c.rowHeight||a.rowHeight,c.draggable=c.draggable||a.draggable,c.handle=c.handle||a.handle,c.draggable?f.setDraggable(c.handle):angular.noop(),g=f.createAttrObj(c),h=f.uniqueId,i=b.Packery(h,d,g),i instanceof Packery&&(f.packeryInstantiated=!0,f.packery=i)}}},f=function(){return{restrict:"EA",templateUrl:"template/packery/packery-object.html",transclude:!0,replace:!0}},g=function(){return{require:"^packery",restrict:"C",link:function(a,b,c,d){b.css("visibility","hidden"),d.packObject(b)}}},h=function(a){a.put("template/packery/packery.html",["<div>",'<div class="packery-sizer"></div>','<div class="packery-container" ng-transclude></div>',"</div>"].join("")),a.put("template/packery/packery-object.html",'<div class="packery-object" ng-transclude></div>')};angular.module("angular-packery",a).constant("packeryConfig",b).service("packeryService",["$rootScope","$q","$interval","$timeout","packeryConfig",c]).controller("PackeryController",["$rootScope","packeryConfig","packeryService",d]).directive("packery",["packeryConfig","packeryService",e]).directive("packeryObject",[f]).directive("packeryObject",[g]),angular.module("packeryTemplates",[]).run(["$templateCache",h])}();
\ No newline at end of file
+"use strict";!function(){var a=["packeryTemplates"],b={columnWidth:".packery-sizer",itemSelector:".packery-object",rowHeight:".packery-sizer",draggable:!0,handle:"*",timeout:2e3,acceptedAttributes:["containerStyle","columnWidth","gutter","isHorizontal","isInitLayout","isOriginLeft","isOriginTop","isResizeBound","itemSelector","rowHeight","transitionDuration"]},c=function(a,b,c,d,e){var f,g=[],h=function(a,b){for(var c=0;c<b.length;c++)if(b[c].id===a)return!1;return!0};return{Packery:function(i,j,k){var l=b.defer();if(j=j||void 0,k=k||{},h(i,g)&&void 0!==j)return f=new Packery(j[0],k),g.push({id:i,packery:f}),a.$emit("packeryInstantiated",f),f;var m=c(function(){void 0!==f&&(c.cancel(m),l.resolve(f))},e.timeout/10);return d(function(){c.cancel(m),l.reject(!1)},e.timeout),l.promise}}},d=function(a,b,c){var d=this;d.packeryInstantiated=!1,d.packeryDraggable=!1,d.dragHandle=void 0,d.uniqueId=(new Date).getTime(),d.packery={},this.bindDragEvents=function(a){var b,c,e;b=d.dragHandle,"*"===b?(e=new Draggabilly(a[0]),c=a):(e=new Draggabilly(a[0],{handle:b}),c=a.querySelectorAll(b)),d.packery.bindDraggabillyEvents(e),c.on("mouseenter",function(){a.addClass("hovered")}).on("mouseleave",function(){a.removeClass("hovered")})},this.createAttrObj=function(a){for(var c={},d=b.acceptedAttributes,e=0;e<d.length;e++){var f=a[d[e]];void 0!==f&&(c[d[e]]="null"===f?null:isNaN(f)===!1?+a[d[e]]:a[d[e]])}return c},this.unpackObject=function(b){var e=c.Packery(d.uniqueId);e.then(function(){try{d.packery.remove(b[0]),a.$emit("packeryObjectUnPacked",b[0])}catch(c){}})},this.packObject=function(b){var e=c.Packery(d.uniqueId);e.then(function(){var c=d.packery.getItemElements();-1===c.indexOf(b[0])&&d.packery.appended(b[0]),d.packeryDraggable===!0&&d.bindDragEvents(b),b.css("visibility","visible"),a.$emit("packeryObjectPacked",b[0])})},this.setDraggable=function(a){d.packeryDraggable=!0,d.dragHandle=a}},e=function(a,b){return{restrict:"EAC",controller:"PackeryController",transclude:!0,replace:!0,templateUrl:"template/packery/packery.html",scope:{containerStyle:"@?",columnWidth:"@?",gutter:"@?",isHorizontal:"@?",isInitLayout:"@?",isOriginLeft:"@?",isOriginTop:"@?",isResizeBound:"@?",itemSelector:"@?",rowHeight:"@?",transitionDuration:"@?",draggable:"@?",handle:"@?"},link:function(c,d,e,f){var g,h,i;c.columnWidth=c.columnWidth||a.columnWidth,c.itemSelector=c.itemSelector||a.itemSelector,c.rowHeight=c.rowHeight||a.rowHeight,c.draggable=c.draggable||a.draggable,c.handle=c.handle||a.handle,c.transitionDuration=e.transitionduration||"0.4","true"===c.draggable?f.setDraggable(c.handle):angular.noop(),g=f.createAttrObj(c),h=f.uniqueId,i=b.Packery(h,d,g),i instanceof Packery&&(f.packeryInstantiated=!0,f.packery=i)}}},f=function(){return{restrict:"EA",templateUrl:"template/packery/packery-object.html",transclude:!0,replace:!0}},g=function(){return{require:"^packery",restrict:"C",link:function(a,b,c,d){b.css("visibility","hidden"),d.packObject(b),b.on("$destroy",function(){d.unpackObject(b)})}}},h=function(a){a.put("template/packery/packery.html",["<div>",'<div class="packery-sizer"></div>','<div class="packery-container" ng-transclude></div>',"</div>"].join("")),a.put("template/packery/packery-object.html",'<div class="packery-object" ng-transclude></div>')};angular.module("angular-packery",a).constant("packeryConfig",b).service("packeryService",["$rootScope","$q","$interval","$timeout","packeryConfig",c]).controller("PackeryController",["$rootScope","packeryConfig","packeryService",d]).directive("packery",["packeryConfig","packeryService",e]).directive("packeryObject",[f]).directive("packeryObject",[g]),angular.module("packeryTemplates",[]).run(["$templateCache",h])}();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/packery.js b/src/packery.js
index 5871c47..db22834 100644
--- a/src/packery.js
+++ b/src/packery.js
@@ -133,6 +133,19 @@
       return obj;
     };
 
+    this.unpackObject = function (el) {
+      var promise = service.Packery(self.uniqueId);
+
+      promise.then(function () {
+        try {
+            self.packery.remove(el[0]);
+            $rootScope.$emit('packeryObjectUnPacked', el[0]);
+        }
+        catch(err) {
+        }
+      });
+    };
+
     this.packObject = function (el) {
       var promise = service.Packery(self.uniqueId);
 
@@ -194,9 +207,12 @@
         scope.rowHeight = scope.rowHeight || config.rowHeight;
         scope.draggable = scope.draggable || config.draggable;
         scope.handle = scope.handle || config.handle;
+        scope.transitionDuration = attrs.transitionduration || "0.4";
 
         // Set global draggability
-        scope.draggable ? controller.setDraggable(scope.handle) : angular.noop();
+        if (scope.draggable==="true") {
+          controller.setDraggable(scope.handle);
+        } else { angular.noop();}
 
         // Create object for Packery instantiation
         packeryObj = controller.createAttrObj(scope);
@@ -231,7 +247,11 @@
         element.css('visibility','hidden');
 
         // Packs individual objects
-        controller.packObject(element);    
+        controller.packObject(element);
+
+        element.on('$destroy', function() {
+          controller.unpackObject(element);
+        });
       }
     };
   };