We get asked a lot why do we sell our honey in Glass as apposed to plastic?
With ever climbing costs, protection of our environment, sustainability, and food security at the forefront of our minds today, it’s more important than ever before to consider not only where your honey is sourced from, but also what sort of container is it found in.
Many businesses make their packaging material decisions primarily based on cost, glass, as you might have expected, is more expensive to produce however, glass and plastic containers are almost the same cost so why choose plastic?
Glass and plastic both have a measurable impact on the environment, which we take into great consideration when choosing packaging for our many types of honey.
Glass is the clear winner (pun intended) in terms of overall recyclability. This is because of its durability and longevity: glass can be cleaned, dried, and reused as many times as needed for decades and even centuries, so long as it handled properly and with care. And even if you personally have no use for it, it can be recycled indefinitely for other uses.
Plastic, however, creates a lot of unusable waste, is not always recyclable, and is one of the most prominent materials in landfills. Plastic is also known to leak harmful chemicals into the environment while breaking down in landfills, urban areas and in nature.
Overall, it takes a very long time for plastic to complete its cycle, and it is not useful for anywhere near as long as glass can be. As far as recyclability is concerned, glass is a much better material for the environment.
This is why we choose glass over plastic as much as we possibly can, being beekeepers means that we care about the environment as much as we possibly can otherwise what's the point of caring only for the bees and not what happens to our packaging??
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