Good morning,
rightfoods.com (Dr. McDougal's site) makes a big deal out of "Sustaining the Earth". They talk a lot on their website about how their packaging is recycled.
I'm calling bunk and here's why.
All their packaging is coated in wax (there's a technical term for it, not sure what it is). This means it's not compostable. We composte everything we can. We also can't recycle their containers because Waste Management (giant operation) doesn't accept containers like this for recycling (presumably due to the wax coating). So all we can do with their containers is throw them in the trash. For us, their claims about Sustaining the Earth add up to nothing more than marketing mumbo jumbo.
I know for sure you can't composte their containers. I don't like it but I can look past it, vis-a-vis their marketing. But the fact that I can't recycle their containers? I can't look past that in the same example. So for me, and presumably everyone else who uses Waste Management, I feel their claims on their website are suspect to downright deceptive.
If I'm wrong, then I apologize to the folks at rightfoods.com in advance. But I've sent them email, called them a few times. No email sent back. When I've called, asked them about my concerns politely, they hung up on me.
So I'm giving the folks at rightfoods.com the chance to answer me here.
I'd also like to hear from others on the forum. For those that do use rightfoods.com, are you able to recycle their containers? If so, what recycling company do you use? And are you sure you're not putting the containers in the recycling bin by accident? Knowing that Waste Management doesn't accept wax coated paper makes me think other recycling companies have the same policy. Have you checked to be sure your recycling company accepts wax coated paper?
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