Glass

Glass is 100% recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without loss in quality or purity. Being non-porous it protects against potentially harmful chemicals leaching into the jar contents.

Plastic

Plastic containers are lightweight and won’t break if dropped. Plastic however is a major environmental issue. It is estimated that Australians each use 130 kg of plastic every year and only around 12% is recycled, resulting in huge quantities ending up as landfill or polluting waterways and the ocean.

There are several chemicals in plastics that are dangerous because they have been shown to be harmful to people who are exposed over the long term: notably bisphenol-A (BPA) and phthalates. These substances are termed endocrine disrupters, which means they are substances that interfere with the actions of human hormones, and can cause chronic health risks. These can leach into the food or beverage particularly when the plastic is heated. There is also evidence that some acidic foods can cause leaching without being heated.

There is growing scientific evidence that phthalates and BPA may be causing problems such as infertility, obesity, breast cancer, prostate cancer, heart disease and diabetes.