Cycling is very environmentally friendly and VP is a company that produces bicycle parts, so for a company that promotes cycling, it makes no sense to package their products in an environmentally unfriendly way.
The bicycle industry is part of the outdoor industry, and the outdoor industry has a major problem with the use of waste plastics (especially plastic bags) in packaging. Although plastic bags are technically "recyclable," they are widely rejected at recycling centers.
Just because a material can break down and become a recycled version of itself does not mean that any recycling center will accept it. If recycling centers can't find a market for recycled materials, they won't recycle them.
While VP has not yet fully gone green, we have made some significant changes to our packaging in the last year to be more environmentally friendly, and we plan to make more changes. It does take some time to implement such changes to any operation!
Our new packaging is made from 100% recyclable cardboard. It's not flashy - in fact, we think its sole purpose is to deliver products to customers in a safe and secure manner, because it's what's inside the package that really matters.
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The bicycle industry is part of the outdoor industry, and the outdoor industry has a major problem with the use of waste plastics (especially plastic bags) in packaging. Although plastic bags are technically "recyclable," they are widely rejected at recycling centers.
Just because a material can break down and become a recycled version of itself does not mean that any recycling center will accept it. If recycling centers can't find a market for recycled materials, they won't recycle them.
While VP has not yet fully gone green, we have made some significant changes to our packaging in the last year to be more environmentally friendly, and we plan to make more changes. It does take some time to implement such changes to any operation!
Our new packaging is made from 100% recyclable cardboard. It's not flashy - in fact, we think its sole purpose is to deliver products to customers in a safe and secure manner, because it's what's inside the package that really matters.
