Saturday, March 8, 2014

Selecting Eco Friendly Food Packaging Supplies

By Lisa Williamson


Increasingly more people are worrying about the environmental impact on the things they buy. This can relate to the air miles and how far the items they buy have travelled en route to the shelves. One of the biggest concerns is packaging. One way to make your products more environmentally friendly is to choose eco friendly food packaging supplies.

Before looking for materials you need to look at what is required for your business. You may need something for transporting fruits or vegetables. In the case of someone running a restaurant or a coffee house you may wish for items that allow you to continually refill milk or coffee rather than continually reordering packets that take up resources.

One of the simplest ways to reduce this is to reduce the size of the packaging. A good recent example of this is a brand of orange drink. Recent changes of design has meant that the amount of orange drink in the bottle could be concentrated, in effect meaning that you got the same amount from a smaller bottle than a larger bottle in the previous and less efficient design.

Another option is to look for packaging made from compostable materials. As the name suggests this means that this is an item that can break down and be used in the soil. This means as well as reducing waste there is also the additional benefit of encouraging growth, ideal if you produce the food to supply to people.

For example a company may say that they use recycled materials. The thing to look for is information specifying the amount that is recycled. Ideally you want something that is made from 100 per cent recycled materials in order to ensure that what you order is as environmentally friendly as possible.

There is also the issue of what the material is made from and where that material has been sourced from. For example more companies are using items made from sustainable sources and this is often clearly advertised on their website. This means that for every item made trees are replanted and there is always a supply of materials available in order to make more products without impacting on the local surrounding environment.

You should also look into the background of the company you are getting the products from. Ideally they will have their own ethical policy with regard to the suppliers they have and their businesses practises. Furthermore they ought to be willing to discuss this with you and provide information and testimonials in order to help you verify their claims.

There are numerous companies that offer this type of packaging. Ideally you should contact at least three. As well as learning more about the prices they have to offer and the quality of their products you should also learn more about their own code of practises and policies with regard to how they make their product. With the right approach you will find the ideal supplier to suit the needs of your business.




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