Whole Foods Market® New Sustainable Packaging Guidelines Encourage Switch to Glass
Whole Foods Market® announced it has implemented new responsible packaging guidelines for all of its more than 2,100 body care and supplement suppliers company-wide. The guidelines mandate that Whole Body suppliers reduce the use of plastic in product packaging, encourage the switch to glass when possible and limit acceptable packaging materials to those that are the most recyclable and/or feature the highest possible recycled content.
To develop the guidelines, the company worked with 25 of their largest Whole Body product suppliers. They also utilized packaging experts in plastic, glass, and paper mediums to help define the most responsible path for product suppliers to take when designing their packaging.
Suppliers have one year to conform to the new guidelines, which went into effect at all of Whole Foods' 300 stores in North America and the UK September 1, 2010. “We’re thrilled by how responsive our vendors have been in making changes to provide even more green options for our customers,” said Jeremiah McElwee, global Whole Body coordinator for Whole Foods Market. More
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The Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) is the trade association representing the North American glass container industry. Through GPI, glass container manufacturers speak with one voice to advocate industry standards, promote sound environmental policies and educate packaging professionals. GPI member companies manufacture glass containers for food, beverage, cosmetic and many other products. GPI also has associate members that represent a broad range of suppliers and closure manufacturers.
