Jars - plastic/glass

[Jim134]

I remember when Coca-Cola bottles were reused//recycled as well as other major (refreshment) drink companies . The bottles actually had a date stamped on them and I remember noticing some had been in use for years. For what ever reason, Coca-Cola stopped recycling.

I believe the biggest reasons for going to plastic... Because  The weight Less.
then glass.. You can ship more product cheaper.. On the exact same type of truck.. I believe at is that simple.. Just remember , bottles , have to go both ways.. Be shipped into the company and be shipped out of the company..


       BEE HAPPY  Jim 134 😊

[Bill Murray]

I will disagree with this. The delivery unions pushed the plastic when I was a kid due to safety and health issues

[The15thMember]

I have looked into shipping honey a few times, and I can say that my reason for plastic would be the weight issue, along with being worried about glass breaking en route.  It's just too expensive to ship glass, and I've received too many bashed up packages to trust a carrier with something glass if I can help it. 

[Lesgold]

At the markets, I sell honey in both plastic and glass. There is a significant number f people who have a preference for glass (as do I) but there is also a good number who do not care either way. Quite often, people who are travelling prefer plastic and in the smaller sizes. We keep plastic squeeze bottles of honey for the grandkids when they come down as it is less messy and will bounce when dropped. Any plastic containers that we use are refilled many times before they end up in the recycling bin. Some of our customers buy honey in large glass jars and decant into plastic squeeze bottles. So may different views on this topic.

[Ben Framed]

>So may different views on this topic.

Good point Les.

[Ben Framed]

I will disagree with this. The delivery unions pushed the plastic when I was a kid due to safety and health issues

Bill I don?t see where you two disagree. Maybe the trucking industry did push plastic for the reasons you explained? But the honey producer most likely uses plastic for the reasons Jim 134 explained, coming down to simple economics and feasibility? Doesn?t your explanation add too, and complement the points that Jim 134 made?  🤷🏻‍♂️

[Ben Framed]

The15thMember
I know some people are a little freaked out by aluminum right now, but I'm always surprised that aluminum isn't marketed as a more ecologically sound alternative to plastic.  It's so much more recyclable than plastic.

I don?t know about Honey being packaged in aluminum. (I realize you?re not suggesting this) But since Honey is being discussed, along with glass and plastic packaging. . .  The shocking thought did occur. Nah. 😁

[maxell86]

Its a showdown.
This inferior product should be banned. (1) Imported honey (2) Noisy, sharp and difficult to open plastic lid. (3) no trace of whom the plastic container came from except aldi.

We are wondering the reasons the term "mirco plastics" is getting around the traps. See the pictures of the rough, burred edges. 
Previously I mentioned plastic products are crap, on the verge of slicing into your skin. This product will slice, especially in the cold morning and if you have wet hands.

But we have to be curious, the honey is bland, not medicine. And avoid the crap in the future, like the majority of supermarket honey is "pasteurised".   Thus we turned it into a mead brew experiment this morning as no sense wasting it.

[maxell86]

Ah I found the second worst plastic honey container.
https://www.coles.com.au/product/the-honey-collective-co-pure-honey-1kg-7748889
In the supermarket Coles, the first one I purchased, the lid was open. Didn't know until the car, put it back on. By the time arrived back at the house, the lid was off again.
Reason, well I had to return to Coles to find out, they place this product on the bottom shelf, then you grab it, it opens. You can not see the vunerable spot on the web site. Who is behind this,  Hive and Wellness https://hiveandwellness.com/
And due to the lid is unable to seal properly due to a deformed plastic seal, pests get in. Ants.