While most people are familiar with the frozen kind, Ocean Spray has come out with concentrate in a juice box. Since it doesnt need to be kept cold, the box saves energy. Second, theyre often made of thinner, more source reduced, material than the original container, since theyre only intended to hold product, not dispense it. Lots of products now come in refills, including liquid soap, window cleaners, hand lotion and laundry detergents. Better yet, many of the refills contain concentrates, and the containers are made with recycled materials.
Flexible packaging is just like regular packaging, but much thinner, lighter and less bulky.
The great advantage of flexible packaging is that you get so much more product per a given amount of package. The chart below outlines some typical packaging weight savings for flexible versus rigid containers. It's interesting to note that while many of these flexible packages are not recycled or currently recyclable, they are still a good environmental choice. Thats because theyre so thin and efficient when compared to more typical rigid containers. Take coffee, for instance.