When it comes to packaging a pure beverage, there is only one choice …..glass.
Glass
is made from pure ingredients ( limestone, sand and soda ash), is
completely inert (no chemical leaching) and is recycleable. A
pure beverage deserves pure packaging and the benefits of glass far
outweigh the disadvantages of weight, breakage and additional shipping
costs.
While
plastic makes good economic sense, it fails miserably with health and
environment. Many plastic bottles contain Benzene and Styrene which can
leach into the beverage contributing to potential health issues such as
cancer and infertility. Despite efforts to
create compostable plastics, some take thousands of years to breakdown
and there are now more plastic fragments from plastic bottles deep in
the ocean than plankton, for our fish to feed on. (see documentary
“Tapped”) For these reasons, there is a growing movement to ban bottled
water in Universities and other institutions. While bottled water appears to be the target, it should include any beverage bottled in plastic.
Thankfully there are alternatives. Here’s 5 reasons worth considering when choosing a beverage packed in glass – Taste, Health, Quality, Sustainability and Sensory. (feels colder than plastic)
Sparkling regards,
Jennifer Martin FdSc, MBA
Chief Soda Officer
SIPsoda co. ltd.
