Recycling and Packaging

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  Body by nature supplements is making many advances in the way we send our high-quality supplements and vitamins to our customers. From the beginning of our launch in 2011, we only sold our supplements in a plastic bottle. In 2016 we launched our "Eco pip packs". These packs can be bought in sizes of 30, 50, and 100. These may be increased in the future to larger sizes.

  We trailed sending out our packages without the plastic bag which goes over the box to protect it, but we found many of our customers emails us to say the item had not arrived. We wondered if the box looked more like a DVD could be inside. We then decided to go back to the grey plastic bag but managed to source a recyclable bag that has already been recycled and now can once again be recycled.

  The cardboard box is made from recycled cardboard so again is sustainable. We pay more money for our grey plastic bags because they have been recycled but we feel the extra cost out ways the effect on the planet.

  Our inhouse team has cut down a massive amount of waste bu using paper, board, and other containers. We also have contacted all our suppliers who we do business with and have asked them to please either use recycled plastics if they must use plastic or sustainable cardboard. We are looking at our waste and use of plastics on a monthly basis and always looking to make improvements where necessary.

  Just some of the ways we as a company are making a small difference in the world.

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  Our ongoing improvements with our Eco-friendly Vitamin Packaging

  Sustainability of the eco-system is quickly becoming an area of focus not just to us but also other manufactures and consumers of products across the world. The need to comply with this increased focus on the green issue makes us prioritize packaging of our vitamin supplements in eco- friendly packages as opposed to plastic packages which pose a threat to the environment because of their poor biodegradability.

  In our quest as body by nature supplements to ensure this, over the last few years, we have shifted from plastic bags to more environmentally friendly packs. We have at some point resorted to cardboard boxes, but this posed a challenge in delivering the products to clients since packages got lost on the way, presumably due to them being mistaken for other products such as electronics. This challenge forced us to revert to plastic bags, although later on, we moved to bags made of recycled materials.

  Using recycled bags is more economic friendly in the sense that it reduces an extensive amount of waste, thus helping in conserving the environment. Environmental conservation is a collective responsibility. This has made us encourage our business partners to take up the initiative to use recyclable material that is not plastic. In the event that only plastics are available to them, we advise that they use recycled plastics to cut down on the waste that litters the environment. It is good to note that this shift comes at a cost and we are ready to incur the costs, putting in mind that the long-term benefits of this initiative outweigh the short-term costs.

  Recycling and Packaging Plastic Free Vegan Multivitamins

  Understanding the history of packaging means you have to go back to when plastic was discovered to be a reliable packaging material. Even though Body by Nature has strived to do away with plastic components in the packaging of their plastic free vegan multivitamins, they have faced some drawbacks. For instance, having their packages lost due to the confusion for being different items like electronics.

  However, the reason why plastic has been a difficult material to do away with even after the harm it does to the environment is traced back to its history. For instance, the word plastic originally meant easily shaped and pliable. The name plastic only became popular for the category of materials called polymers which means many parts. The spectacle is to insinuate that plastic is made of many parts. These parts are chained together by molecules and begin in nature.

  Discovering Plastic

  Packaging in natural form can be seen in plants through a polymer called cellulose. However, it was not enough for mass production. This led to the formation of something made part cellulose and part carbon atoms provided by petroleum and fossil fuels. The cellulose part was less while the carbon polymers were more. As cellulose was made of unique chains, synthetic polymers were made of repetitive patterns that were stronger and easily molded.
  The attributes of synthetic polymers are what made plastic a popular material for packaging products to this date. Plastic is strong and moldable to form any shape required to be packed by any product. However, in recent decades, soon it was realized that the strength and popularity of plastic were dangerous as it ended up in landfills, rivers, and the ocean. Its properties proved difficult to biodegrade hence the pollution.

  Dealing with Pollution

  Plastic pollution has become a prevalent problem because of the disposing behavior of some consumers. The blame can also be placed on organizations that are producing plastic that cannot be recycled. The two factors have made it difficult for living organisms to thrive in their environment.
  As people have taken on the duty of dealing with plastic pollution by different strategies, organizations have taken on a larger role of manufacturing plastic-free commodities. Organizations have also tasked their suppliers to supply using plastic-free options which makes a difference.

   

   

  The Move to Plastic Free Vegan Multivitamins

  Body by Nature is one of those organizations with a drive to impact the world less with plastic products that will end up in landfills and the ocean. Through this initiative, the organization is joining with other companies to make a difference from the corporate side. The spectacle is to ensure that Body by Nature supplements is enjoyed by consumers who are sensitive to the environment.

  The move is also part of the organization's social responsibility which means doing the right thing towards protecting the environment. Since the move is noble enough other companies may feel the need to follow the same trajectory. As such, the outcome is a society with the drive to save the environment.