{"id":1292,"date":"2011-06-14T10:40:49","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T17:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ensobottles.com\/blog\/?p=1292"},"modified":"2011-06-14T10:40:49","modified_gmt":"2011-06-14T17:40:49","slug":"brands-say-bye-bye-to-excess-plastic-to-save-a-few-bucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ensoplastics.com\/theblog\/?p=1292","title":{"rendered":"Brands Say Bye to Excess Plastic to Save a few Bucks."},"content":{"rendered":"

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In recent news the rumor is that a few major stores are making \u201csignificant\u201d changes to reduce packaging<\/a>.\u00a0Saying Goodbye to Excess Packaging <\/em><\/a>seems to be related more to high oil prices rather than true environmental concern. If companies were truly concerned about environmental factors wouldn\u2019t they just switch to more earth friendly plastics,<\/a> say ENSO<\/a>? What may initially seem like a movement to lessen plastic waste has turned out to be companies just trying to save a few bucks. Target<\/a> is removing plastic lids from its Archer Farms yogurts<\/a>, redesigned some light bulb packages to eliminate plastic and is selling socks that are packaged with paper rather than bags. Wal-Mart<\/a> has made a gallant effort to reduce their packaging by 5% between 2008-2013 by concentrating detergent to reduce size of packaging as well as making peroxide bottles from round to square and Home Depots<\/a> Husky tools are switching to paper packaging. These aren\u2019t the only companies cutting down on plastic, Seventh Generation<\/a> (sustainable cleaning and personal products) has been mentioned as well. Minimizing plastic & making plastic earth friendly like ENSO<\/a> is awesome but be sure to not be confused by the motive of these companies.
\n\u2013Megan Bentley<\/p>\n

Take a Read at the Article I am referring to below!<\/p>\n

Major Brands Say Goodbye to Excess Packaging
\nby Rachel Cernansky, Boulder, Colorado on 06. 2.11<\/p>\n

BUSINESS & POLITICS Good news, according to the New York Times: excess packaging, plastic in particular, is on the decline. Apparently more because of high oil prices than any environmental concern, but we’ll take it. The Times has examples of a few major stores making significant changes:
\nTarget has removed the plastic lids from its Archer Farms yogurts, has redesigned packages for some light bulbs to eliminate plastic, and is selling socks held together by paper bands rather than in plastic bags.
\nWal-Mart Stores, which has pledged to reduce its packaging by 5 percent between 2008 and 2013, has pushed suppliers to concentrate laundry detergent so it can be sold in smaller containers, and has made round hydrogen peroxide bottles into square ones to cut down on plastic use.
\nAt Home Depot, Husky tools are going from clamshell to paperboard packaging, and EcoSmart LED bulbs are about to be sold in a corrugated box, rather than a larger plastic case.<\/p>\n

And a follow-up blog post expands on a couple others:
\nSeventh Generation, a maker of sustainable cleaning and personal care products, began using a pressed-cardboard detergent bottle that is recyclable; an inner pouch contains the liquid detergent.
\n“The category potential for this is huge, from vitamin companies to pet food, juice, milk, ” said Julie Corbett, the founder of Ecologic, which makes the cartons.
\nRecently Wal-Mart began replacing the metal twist ties that keep dolls and other toys in their boxes with paper ties.<\/p>\n

Now, reducing packaging is a huge step forward, but it’s not the end goal. Buying in bulk\u2014everything from rice and coffee to shampoo using refillable containers\u2014is always going to be the environmentally superior option.
\nAs Planet Green has written before, “Nearly 80 million tons of waste is generated from packaging and containers annually,” and from TreeHugger: “a 10 kilogram bag of rice has 20 less bags than the equivalent in 500 gram packages. And it that one bulk bag is probably a compostable cotton sack anyhow, instead of plastic. Wasted transport fuel is reduced because much more product per container is delivered to the store.”
\nSo yes, look for products with minimal packaging and support companies making the effort to eliminate excess, but whenever there’s a bulk aisle, shop there first.
\nhttp:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/files\/2011\/06\/major-brands-say-goodbye-excess-packaging.php<\/p>\n

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