Do you remember when you used to get a plastic bag in every store? Do you remember when almost every soft drink came with a plastic straw? Or how fast food always came in non-recyclable styrofoam boxes and coffee always came in paper cups? All of that is history, not only in Switzerland, but in many countries around the world. And that's a good thing. The packaging problem is one that can certainly be solved, if not always, then often.
The magic word is: recycling. Instead of the plastic bag, we use cloth bags (or our backpack). No one really misses the straws. And for fast food, as well as for to-go drinks, there are now numerous providers of reusable packaging systems. We are happy to participate: Most of our natural care products can be quickly and easily refilled at our more than 80 refill stations. This ensures that our brown glass bottles have a long life cycle.
At the same time, it is also important to question your own consumer behavior. Of course, we don't want to tell you not to buy something, otherwise we would be bad merchants. But what we ask of you: Don't buy without thinking. Think about whether you really need the things you like. When you buy something, consider whether it is made to last a long time. And if you find that you don't like them so much after all, pass them on. Because the biggest step in terms of sustainability is the product that doesn't have to be newly manufactured in the first place.
By the way: This is also a challenge for us as a company. We think daily about where we can improve, how we can improve our ecological footprint. There is a lot to do, let's tackle it together.
