Packaging 2050

Plastic pollution is a real problem for both wildlife and humans, due to the increase of microplastics in the food chai

Transitioning to sustainable and circular production and consumption styles is an investment in the future, both by companies and individual consumers.n        

World plastic

Over the past 15 years, more than half of the world's plastic has been produced, growing at 4% annually and increasing until at least 2050.

It is estimated that, compared to the entire production, 11 million tons of plastic end up in the oceans and, over the years, have formed huge expanses of floating rubbish.

The largest is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between California and Hawaii, which collects waste from all over the globe and is made up of over 3.2 million tons of plastic.

It now occupies an area larger than the whole of Canada, more than 10 million km2.

The 1000-year problem

Plastic, once dispersed in the environment, is capable of causing damage to any type of ecosystem.

Starting with dispersion into the sea, objects commonly used as packaging, such as water bottles, once ingested by marine fauna, can quickly cause their death.

?However, the cycle of marine waste continues, and with the passage of time and with the intervention of microorganisms and atmospheric agents, the plastic shatters, becoming smaller and smaller, until it has dimensions of a few millimeters.

These microplastics, being able to pass from one species to another, have now been detected in almost every ecosystem and living species, including humans.

Despite continuous transitions between species, the time required for plastic waste to decompose can be up to 1000 years, during which plastic fragments become increasingly harmful and difficult to eliminate, both in the environment and in living organisms.

A conscious production

Most waste is of industrial origin, especially when using virgin plastic instead of recycled plastic or other types of packaging.

So why isn't production moving towards more sustainable materials?

Because of the cost.

Throughout the production chain, both in the relationship between companies and with consumers, products without the use of plastic, as well as other pollutants, have a higher price.

A cost that starts from the availability of materials, up to the physiological modification of the production structure set-up in a more sustainable perspective.

However, people who have been asking for the reduction of polluting materials for years, have shown, by giving more value to eco-friendly companies than others, that, despite the increase in prices, business and sustainability are now linked.

Our commitment

Delita has always used cardboard and glass packaging, which is recyclable and easily reusable

This route was chosen not only to reduce our environmental footprint but also because these materials allow better product preservation, up to two months.

Furthermore, the life of our jars do not last when they are consumed; in fact, they can continue to be used without limit