Plastic Jar Manufacturer: The Disadvantages Of Glass

Here at Parkway Plastics Inc, your trusted plastic jar manufacturer, we've heard our fair share of arguments for and against both glass and plastics. In the plastics versus glass argument when it comes to product packaging, from an environmental point of a lot of people still think that glass is better than plastic.

However, plastic has its fair share of fans too, mainly because of one reason: while glass can only be recycled and turned into more glass, it limits its options. On the other hand, since plastic loses its integrity, it can be recycled into a number of products from carpet filling to plastic lumber and so on. There are actually quite a few disadvantages of glass packaging!

Weight: Glass is much heavier than plastic. This means that more trips are required when transporting packaged goods. This, also in turn, means a greater environmental impact. This also means that consumers must carry more weight when they've purchased your product.

Fragile: Fragile takes on a whole new meaning when using glass containers for storing food items. As we have all learnt from an early age, glass has a tendency of smashing easily, which means that if a glass bottle or canister is knocked accidentally on the floor it will break easily, leaving a mess behind.

Safety: Glass is also more dangerous when broken as compared to other packaging material. Broken glass can cut a person’s skin and can at times, also be life threatening. This is a danger that is very true for those working in factories, shops and even transportation and packaging operative who are responsible in handling them.