Love your ski wax products and this looks cool too. But I think it’s important to be fully transparent about what’s in items that are sold as “plant-based”. This bottle contains LDPE, which is plastic. While it can be recycled in theory, in practice a mere 2% of LDPE in the US is recycled. And one wonders how the corn-based material impacts recyclability. The LDPE is also probably not biodegradable.
So, this looks like a great bottle and I will consider ordering one - it probably (hopefully) is less toxic than other bottles and I appreciate what you are trying to do. However, as much as we all want to kick plastic, it’s not easy and I think it’s worth asking if something can fairly be labeled plant-based when it’s 30% plastic. “Plant-based” for me implies no plastic. It’s fair to say that less plastic went into making this product than others but it’s hard to even say less fossil fuels were used because of how energy intensive corn crops are.
There are no easy answers, I realize, except metal bottles and just buying fewer bottles unless you really need them. In any case, thanks for pushing for less toxic outdoor products. I really appreciate what you are doing.
