Packaging

Catbelly · ‎03-12-2010

Not sure if this was ever discussed:

I just received my IT TSV and my auto-deliveries of WEN and Argan products. I can't get over how much wasteful packaging there is and these folks are always all about the planet and resources. Does the wow factoring on opening the box REALLY matter? Chaz has very hard styrofoam to keep the bottles intact and his boxes are shiny which means I can't recycle them. Have no idea where to take the styrofoam or if it can be recycled. Since it's heavy I cut it up to use in packaging. Argan and IT use a heavy plastic to hold their products in the box (that could probably be 1/2 the depth) and since there isn't a recycling number - I have no idea if they are recycleable in my area.

I'm not a major tree hugger (lol) but it seems a little strange to me that these folks are all about using organic ingredients and materials and sustainable methods yet their products are in oversized packages that can't be recycled.

PINKdogWOOD · ‎05-13-2010

None of these packaging items are recycleable, not the styrofoam, not any of those impossible to open plastic shells, not any plastic bags. I think it's horribly ridiculous that not one company with today's technologies has figured out how to recycle these kinds of things. Makes me sick.

Where I live our former mayor began mandatory recycling however the company who's involved picks it up, takes the stuff to their recycling facility has restrictions on what they do/can recycle and it does not include any of these items noted. Yet, it's these things that are so clogging up landfills all over the country.

When and who will step up to the plate and figure this out? I put this challenge out to everyone.

ChynnaBlue · ‎05-22-2012

@Catbelly wrote:
Not sure if this was ever discussed:

I just received my IT TSV and my auto-deliveries of WEN and Argan products. I can't get over how much wasteful packaging there is and these folks are always all about the planet and resources. Does the wow factoring on opening the box REALLY matter? Chaz has very hard styrofoam to keep the bottles intact and his boxes are shiny which means I can't recycle them. Have no idea where to take the styrofoam or if it can be recycled. Since it's heavy I cut it up to use in packaging. Argan and IT use a heavy plastic to hold their products in the box (that could probably be 1/2 the depth) and since there isn't a recycling number - I have no idea if they are recycleable in my area.

I'm not a major tree hugger (lol) but it seems a little strange to me that these folks are all about using organic ingredients and materials and sustainable methods yet their products are in oversized packages that can't be recycled.

You should be able to recycle shiny cardboard. It used to be the case where you could not, but recycling gets better every year and now you can. If you can't in your area, that's on your recycling plant and you should talk to them about it. I recycle all my shiny cardboard.

You still can't recycle WAXED cardboard, but that's a different thing.

I agree about the foam and packaging waste. I really like that Amazon has made a push to minimize their own packaging and has worked with some brands to help them minimize their packaging, as well.

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Annabellethecat66 · ‎03-12-2010

I like the idea of re-cycling. When my daughter was in high school she did (she and I did, Ha) a project on re-cycling.

At that time only a few items with specific numbers could be recycled.

I know things are much better now. Here's my complaint. I don't think most cities have been very pro-active on educating the public on what can and can't be recycled.

I live in a rural area. I have a long ways to haul down my driveway even that huge trash can. I see people putting things out for re-cycling that (I guess) they think would be appropriate. They often sit there until the people bring them back in.

My advice to the people who preach re-cycling is to better educate the population. I think many people are like me. They like the idea of it and wouldn't mind doing it. However, I/we/they are (for want of a better word....ignorant) as to what can and can't be considered re-recyclable.

proudlyfromNJ · ‎05-01-2010

Recycling where I live is mandatory. We have bins for glass and bins for cardboard. Twice a year we receive a brochure from the town with complete instructions on items we can or can't recycle.

We have had this for years.