With polar ice caps melting and glaciers floating to waters they never have been in, going green is on everyone’s minds these days. The Earth is becoming smaller due to more people inhabiting the planet and we are consuming more which causes more waste. I personally have dealt with my own Eco-friendly work with building LEED buildings or green buildings to help relieve the stress and abuse done to the Earth by us all. It is ironic for me to hear a popular coined phrase using the word green in front of a supplement and how it’s an idea to help the environment. The idea of going green with our supplements is catchy and a real good idea since most all the containers are made of plastic and are non-biodegradable.

The fact that so many supplements are being consumed and distributed it is a wonder why so many companies use the unfriendly to the environment thick plastic packaging. To think of how the huge plastic bottles are oversized and half filled is so much a waste. A lot of people would be happier with a filled container and can use a smaller one to easily carry in their gym bag. The cost would actually become cheaper for the companies to package this way due to lighter distribution and less bottles being used. It makes me think of Jack3d, which is a great new product, and how it comes in a small full container. I’m guessing the companies that make the bigger, half full bottles are companies that want you to think your getting a huge bottle of something. The fact that people who make supplements with the main stream idea of going green at it’s core and how excess is just for show and not really needed would be so great for us all. I like the direction the market is taking and we are trimming the fat so to speak. We evolve and become streamlined. It would be a great thing to package supplements in a foil pack or a plastic ziploc bag like you get a lot of the multivitamins in. The new NOxplode NT is one that is boxed in a thin recyclable cardboard with the product individually packaged in single foil packs. It would be an easy change for all companies to start doing but don’t because the bigger companies
could care less of regulations they are not required to do. I would like to see a green company get a product that is widely demanded and make going green come to fruition. It will not be the little companies that step up and will start this trend. It will have to come from the big boys like BSN and Muscle Tech. It is also these companies that are incasing plastic containers with cardboard to primp up there old/new products to make even more waste. It is imperative that the FDA and government regulate these companies to incorporate a mandate for unnecessary use of such material. People are afraid to say that the government should step in, in fear of them stepping on too many toes and taking over it all. I hate to see everything governed but on this issue it is for the good of our children’s future, that is why we must let them come in and make an effort to cut down on usage of all non-recyclables.

The supplement companies are growing into a massive industry. As far as producing and shipping supplements goes I feel it is done pretty well by using recyclable cardboard boxes to deliver in. I do feel the government and FDA needs to monitor all distributions and manufacturing plants due to there is a strong need for control and to make sure any chemicals are not being disposed of hazardly to make any of the products. Some big companies in other industries have been known to cut corners to stay afloat. If history repeats itself we can see some of these big plants like these contaminating the waters by dumping chemicals into our waterways. Anything could be possible due to the amount of money being made and how that leads to greed.

Thanks to internet and paperless services, it is a great way to get supplements and become eco friendly. The cause is simple and is a good reason for us to change before what we do is irreversible. It might be the greatest lesson of all to be green minded for the future. I hope we will not have to make our future descendants pay the price of our negligence.