Glass or plastic bottles from an environmental point of view.
Glass
Glass has been used for hundreds of years since this was the only option, but today itʼs mainly used for marketing reasons. It feels exclusive.
Is glass eco-friendly? Not really! - Only 20% of glass bottles are recycled (in some countries 0%) and thus the rest of these bottles are waste. - Glass waste ends up in large deposit sites somewhere in the country – this is really bad for the environment. - Glass production consumes a lot of energy since they have to use 1400 to 2000 °C so production is not eco-friendly. - Dark glass is the best for protecting content (like fish oil, BalanceOil, etc.) from light, and this requires ingredients (heavy metals) in glass production that pollute the environment. - For glass bottles that are clear, an extra paper box is needed to protect the content from light – this means extra waste. - Glass bottles are heavy and thus transportation requires more energy than transporting products with lighter packaging materials. - Glass factories are today considered to be environmental hazards due to their use of heavy metals and other additives.
Plastic
Plastic is today more commonly used for food for environmental reasons. Just walk into any food shop… soda, water, yogurt, milk… The Swedish State Wine monopoly set a goal to reduce glass and to get 30% of the wine in PET bottles for environmental reasons.
Is plastic eco-friendly? Yes, it is… even if not perfect. - PET: Polyethylene terephthalate - PET is a better kind of plastic for the environment . Itʼs recyclable and can thus become new plastic products or can be used for making clothing material (fleece). - In many countries, PET-recycling works well, in other countries not so well. - PET that is not recycled is burned with household waste and becomes only CO2, water and energy - PET that is burned generates energy, which is used for electricity or heating, which is a good thing. - PET bottle production also requires energy, but much less than glass. - PET products are light so less diesel or petrol is used for transportation.
Zinzino PET bottles - Are certified GMP quality (GMP is a medical grade quality system, thus it has all necessary certificates. - Are certified virgin raw material quality (no recycled materials) and are certified to be of food grade quality. - Are certified for not leaching any harmful chemicals from the bottles into the content of the bottle over an extended period of time, like 5 years. - Are certified free from bisphenol substances - Are air-tight like glass and thus protect the oil from oxidation, thus preserving perfect quality inside for many years.
Summary
From a BalanceOil quality point of view, PET bottles protect the content to preserve perfect quality just as well as glass does. But from a broader environmental point of view, PET bottles are far better than glass, and therefore an obvious choice for Zinzino
Glass has been used for hundreds of years since this was the only option, but today itʼs mainly used for marketing reasons. It feels exclusive.
Is glass eco-friendly? Not really! - Only 20% of glass bottles are recycled (in some countries 0%) and thus the rest of these bottles are waste. - Glass waste ends up in large deposit sites somewhere in the country – this is really bad for the environment. - Glass production consumes a lot of energy since they have to use 1400 to 2000 °C so production is not eco-friendly. - Dark glass is the best for protecting content (like fish oil, BalanceOil, etc.) from light, and this requires ingredients (heavy metals) in glass production that pollute the environment. - For glass bottles that are clear, an extra paper box is needed to protect the content from light – this means extra waste. - Glass bottles are heavy and thus transportation requires more energy than transporting products with lighter packaging materials. - Glass factories are today considered to be environmental hazards due to their use of heavy metals and other additives.
Plastic
Plastic is today more commonly used for food for environmental reasons. Just walk into any food shop… soda, water, yogurt, milk… The Swedish State Wine monopoly set a goal to reduce glass and to get 30% of the wine in PET bottles for environmental reasons.
Is plastic eco-friendly? Yes, it is… even if not perfect. - PET: Polyethylene terephthalate - PET is a better kind of plastic for the environment . Itʼs recyclable and can thus become new plastic products or can be used for making clothing material (fleece). - In many countries, PET-recycling works well, in other countries not so well. - PET that is not recycled is burned with household waste and becomes only CO2, water and energy - PET that is burned generates energy, which is used for electricity or heating, which is a good thing. - PET bottle production also requires energy, but much less than glass. - PET products are light so less diesel or petrol is used for transportation.
Zinzino PET bottles - Are certified GMP quality (GMP is a medical grade quality system, thus it has all necessary certificates. - Are certified virgin raw material quality (no recycled materials) and are certified to be of food grade quality. - Are certified for not leaching any harmful chemicals from the bottles into the content of the bottle over an extended period of time, like 5 years. - Are certified free from bisphenol substances - Are air-tight like glass and thus protect the oil from oxidation, thus preserving perfect quality inside for many years.
Summary
From a BalanceOil quality point of view, PET bottles protect the content to preserve perfect quality just as well as glass does. But from a broader environmental point of view, PET bottles are far better than glass, and therefore an obvious choice for Zinzino
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