Hi !
I have been busy obsessing over packaging...particularly plastic packaging. With packaging making up 60% of our landfills....creating massive ocean dumps full of plastic..AND an estimated 5% of plastic getting recycled...its clear that some changes are needed...
I think the questions of plastic is can we live with it? NO and can we live without it?...Yes...we have to. There are particles of toxic plastic throughout every drop of the ocean...in every part of our food chain. So what to do?
I have been contacting loads of companies - with mixed & minimal responses...but there is also a lot of positive action & awareness surrounding the way we are literally trashing our beautiful Planet.
Check out these positive links...
Australian Packaging Covenant - encourages companies to review packaging
Plastic Disclosure Project - companies and groups can use this to quantify & track plastic use with the aim of reducing it...just like we do with a Carbon Footprint...the Plastic Footprint
Australian University Bans Bottled Water - a great move...they are providing drinking fountains and water refill options
Below is another email out to a company - I really think organic companies caring for the land need to be sustainable with their packaging. The progress is at the bottom of this blog.
Personally - i think this cheese packaging could be a PLA ..or something biodegradable.
Here are the Qs i ask a company when i write to them:
1. Are you concerned about the packaging your company creates and the destiny of this, considering that only a small amount of plastic is recycled and eventually, this plastic is destined for landfill or to end in our oceans?I have been busy obsessing over packaging...particularly plastic packaging. With packaging making up 60% of our landfills....creating massive ocean dumps full of plastic..AND an estimated 5% of plastic getting recycled...its clear that some changes are needed...
I think the questions of plastic is can we live with it? NO and can we live without it?...Yes...we have to. There are particles of toxic plastic throughout every drop of the ocean...in every part of our food chain. So what to do?
I have been contacting loads of companies - with mixed & minimal responses...but there is also a lot of positive action & awareness surrounding the way we are literally trashing our beautiful Planet.
Check out these positive links...
Australian Packaging Covenant - encourages companies to review packaging
Plastic Disclosure Project - companies and groups can use this to quantify & track plastic use with the aim of reducing it...just like we do with a Carbon Footprint...the Plastic Footprint
Australian University Bans Bottled Water - a great move...they are providing drinking fountains and water refill options
Below is another email out to a company - I really think organic companies caring for the land need to be sustainable with their packaging. The progress is at the bottom of this blog.
Personally - i think this cheese packaging could be a PLA ..or something biodegradable.Here are the Qs i ask a company when i write to them:
2. What are your current packaging for yoghurt?
3. Is this biodegradable?
4. What are your current packaging for sliced cheese
5. Is this biodegradable?
6. Are you open to eco friendly options?
7. If not, why not?
I write nice things too...because i need to keep this mission positive...otherwise it is just depressssssing ...
Feel free to share any packaging things with me to feature on the blog or contact a company! Thanks for reading :)
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