Post Consumer Recycled Bottles? (maybe a typo?)
by Linda Quiring on Wednesday, October 20th, 2010We tried, we really, really tried to turn to PCR bottles for the items, like shampoo, that don’t work in glass. Basically, people don’t want glass in the shower. We found a supplier who had them…but had to wait while a sample came from England. Do the bottles themselves come from England? Actually No.
But, they weren’t in production in the U.S. yet. We finally got a sample and it was great! Perfect for our shampoo and conditioner…..but, the price was prohibitive. Mostly, because they would be shipped from Georgia or somewhere….We had to make a decision….get plastic from Vancouver or somewhere a lot closer than the Southern States….and not use PCR?
We wondered, how environmental, or green, is it to use a container that has to be shipped for 5000 miles? So, we made the decision that PCR isn’t yet common or available enough. So, I was fascinated by a short article in the Sept 2010 issue of Canadian Packaging which states:
“ the extensive use of PCR plastics by the U.S. -based AVEDA, which claims to have recycled over 37 polypropylene caps through its “Recycle Caps with Aveda’ marketing campaign.”
Yes, it does say 37 caps. I read it several times………must be a typo. Hey, we could recycle 37 caps, no problem. Are we head-to-head with Aveda in our attempts to be really, truly green and not just green-washing?
Maybe there will be a retraction in the next issue….if so, I’ll let you know! Meanwhile, all joking aside, we really do try to do everything we can to have a light environmental footprint here at Saltspring Soapworks….being on a little island makes this even more important I think….as everything comes to us by truck and the ferry system.
We’ll let you know the instant we can convert to PCR….and we hope YOU are recycling all of our bottles and caps!
Linda Quiring
CEO & Founder
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SHAMPOO BARS
by Linda Quiring on Friday, October 1st, 2010YES!! I have been raving about our old/new Shampoo Bars….and it seems so has everyone else…well, maybe not everyone. But here’s an email from Sandi Johnson who tried it and liked it!
“When I first tried Saltspring Soapworks new shampoo bar I liked it so much I wanted to call and compliment them. My hair had body; my hair had shine. I wanted to compliment them on the easy lather. From the substantial way the bar felt in the palm of my hand, I could tell that it would last a long time.
When I dialed the Soapworks number the answering machine picked up. I didn’t want to leave a message because I wanted to tell them in person how easy it is being green with a shampoo bar.”
There! Couldn’t have said it better myself. Sandi stopped me in the supermarket because she wanted to tell us in person what a great product we have! It’s so nice to be supported locally, and I can’t believe how many people have mentioned it to me. It IS easy being Green with this kind of product.
We have a contest on locally to see how many shampoo’s someone can get with a ShamBar……and it’s up to 100……I have to confess though, he didn’t have a lot of hair!
Soon, we’ll be introducing another product from the 70′s or 80′s that we dropped long ago. Keep in touch!
Linda Quiring
Founder,
Saltspring Soapworks
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