Glass Isn’t Always Greener: Rethinking Sustainable Packaging Design
Over the past decade, society has been switching to glass bottles to avoid microplastics, but this change comes with a significant environmental cost.
Recent research by France’s ANSES reveals that glass bottles have 50 times the microplastic payload compared to plastic ones, making the switch to glass not as sustainable as previously thought.
The war between glass bottles and plastic ones is a red herring.
True sustainability in packaging design requires moving beyond emotional reactions and virtue signalling, and instead, considering the entire lifecycle of the product, including its carbon footprint.
A critical misconception exists between sustainability and recyclability, as glass is highly recyclable but has a massive carbon footprint due to production and transportation.
Author’s summary: Rethinking packaging design is crucial for true sustainability.
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