Companies that push recycled product

[Dana]

like they're really doing something for the environment. If they were every single item would be recycled and they wouldn't have to push a gimmick. Example: Reynolds Wrap Tin Foil is promoting their recycled tin foil in their green box.

Why not make all your tin foil from recycled material instead?

 

[Road Dog]

Recycled foil wrap? that conjures up images of food being wrapped in foil that was previously used to wrap something disgusting.

 

[dt3]

To answer your question, let's ask them:

"Until recently, we've been unable to find a consistent supply of recycled aluminum that satisfies the strength, durability and performance standards of Reynolds Wrap Foil."
http://reynoldsrecycled.com/faq.html

There you go. It literally took less time to find that than it did for me to open your thread, roll my eyes, open Word, add recycled products to the list of crap you hate, save it, close Word, and giggle to myself.

 

[Peter Parka]

Its all a comercial gimmick - look like you're green and watch sales increase.:thumbup

 

[Dana]

To answer your question, let's ask them:

"Until recently, we've been unable to find a consistent supply of recycled aluminum that satisfies the strength, durability and performance standards of Reynolds Wrap Foil."
http://reynoldsrecycled.com/faq.html

There you go. It literally took less time to find that than it did for me to open your thread, roll my eyes, open Word, add recycled products to the list of crap you hate, save it, close Word, and giggle to myself.

stfu atleast im posting threads with legit questions...

 

[Dana]

Recycled foil wrap? that conjures up images of food being wrapped in foil that was previously used to wrap something disgusting.

they obviously sanitize it and then repress it....

 

[dt3]

stfu atleast im posting threads with legit questions...

Is it really a "legit" question, and not something you could have googled and found in less time than it took to make a thread? And what's the debate anyway?

 

[dt3]

they obviously sanitize it and then repress it....

Their site also said aluminum melts at 1200 degrees F which kills everything :thumbup

 

[Dana]

Is it really a "legit" question, and not something you could have googled and found in less time than it took to make a thread? And what's the debate anyway?

I'm posting a thread to pose a conversation. Why the fuck would I just Google it?

 

[Dana]

This thread wasn't just about Aluminum Wrap. aluminum Wrap just happened to be a handy example.

 

[dt3]

I'm posting a thread to pose a conversation. Why the fuck would I just Google it?

Why wouldn't you Google it?

 

[Goat Whisperer]

This thread wasn't just about Aluminum Wrap. aluminum Wrap just happened to be a handy example.

Well... choose a different example; then we can discuss it.

 

[Dana]

Well... choose a different example; then we can discuss it.

no... every company does it... Every company who has a product with chemicals in it unheathy for people and our environment has come out a green standard so they can be looked uyp on with fluttering eyes as if they care for our environment. Why wouldn't these companies just work harder toward being greener in the first place?

 

[dt3]

Why wouldn't these companies just work harder toward being greener in the first place?

Because business isn't about doing what's best for the world, it's about doing what's best for the business. The methods that most businesses in any industry have developed are time-tested to work efficiently. Changing the status quo is not only expensive, but the long-term reward is difficult to quantify. Not to mention that any large institution is inherently adverse to change.

In my opinion, using the aluminum foil as an example, I see it as a company testing the waters to see if consumer demand is there for the product so that it would be feasible to produce in the long run. If it costs more to make, they need to be sure the consumer is willing to pay more for the product.

Not to mention consumer bases, like large institutions, are also typically adverse to change. People are set in their ways and might not even want the new product, they'd rather stick with the one they've been using all their life rather than try something new, even with something as seemingly insignificant as tin foil.