Originally founded in the Bay Area, Bay Area Bottles brings years of previous experience in the container packaging industry. Whether it is glass, plastic, or metal that you need, Bay Area Bottles provides ridged packaging with eco-friendlier services and options.
Below are some of these eco-friendlier services and options.
We distribute for vendors internationally as well as all over the United States, so we are able to ship from locations that are closer to the customer. This allows us to reduce the carbon footprint associated with shipping by cutting shipping distances down. Another way we minimize shipping is by drop-shipping directly from the production plant whenever the project allows. If we can remove one or more legs of freight, significantly reducing the customer's carbon footprint, we will be very happy.
We will recommend as few components as possible. For example, if the aesthetics of a face cream project allow, we recommend a lock-up treatment pump with no hood. Removing the hood is one more way we are keeping an extra piece of plastic out of circulation.
Your samples may show up in a box that looks less than brand new. We reuse as many boxes as we can when sending out customer samples.
One example of this is our PE foam-lined polypropylene caps. In many cases, liners such as PE foam are glued into the caps. At many recycling locations (check with your state and local guidelines), the inability to remove the cap's foam portion makes it difficult to recycle as it is considered mixed plastic. We can provide caps and liners that are assembled without glue. This makes the liner easy to remove after use, making the cap portion and the liner recyclable.
We can use plant based labels when requested. Typically container labels are made of paper that is laminated with two or more layers of very thin plastic. For anyone looking to use a little less paper and plastic, plant based labels are a great choice.
