If you're trying to become more aware of the environmental impacts of what you buy, packaging can play a huge role. If at all possible, try to find products in recycled packaging or recyclable packaging, and with as little packaging as possible.
I went through my fridge to look at the types of packaging it contained. We had a huge variety - condiments in plastic and glass bottles, yogurt in hard-to-recycle #5 (we take ours to a local co-op), egg cartons, milk in plastic, and juices in plastic and paperboard cartons. A few years ago, those paper cartons would have been hard to recycle, but our local recycling center now accepts them as curbside recycling - and many other places do, so I encourage you to check with your trash/recycling hauler or Recycle Cartons to find out. The paper cartons are recycled into tissue, office paper, and wall boards and other building materials.
Evergreen Packaging, a major manufacturer of paper cartons, not only promotes recycling, but also fuels its paper production with over half biomass, a renewable energy source. They are also produced using responsible forestry, which promotes new growth to replace what has been used, with a net carbon offset of 11%, or the equivalent of 135 million cars.
So don't avoid paper cartons just because you don't think they're as eco-friendly as other options! For more information, visit Choose Cartons or follow @ChooseCartons or visit ChooseCartons on Facebook.
“I wrote this review while participating in a campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Evergreen and received a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.”
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