Sustainable Soda

Have you ever tried a Jones soda? If not, you should - their flavors are delicious! And the Jones Soda Company uses sustainable practices in producing their sodas. Those two combinations are all you could ask for in a food product. Jones soda started as a distribution company and then transitioned into a manufacturing company who specialized in making soda with some unique flavors. Blue Bubblegum, Green Apple, Strawberry Lime, Pomegranate, and Vanilla Bean are just a few. Personally, Fufu Berry is my favorite. And of course their goal is to make their products as environmentally friendly as possible! The glass used for the bottles is 100% recyclable and 15%-20% recycled glass is used in the manufacturing. The glass is also domestically manufactured and shipped by rail. Additionally, they have decreased their cardboard usage by implementing a new lower profile design on the cardboard carrying cases and even in some shipments, using a shrink wrap carrying case. These shrink wrap carrying cases save over 40 lbs of carboard for each pallet shipped. Jones also is working on reducing their fuel and carbon emissions by reducing their truck miles driven annually and moving their co-packing network to certain strategic locations around the country. And as far as the employees of the Jones Soda headquarters in Seattle go, they are encouraged to not drive to work - anyone who does not receives a free monthly Seattle bus pass. Efforts to reduce waste in the workplace are also being encouraged. All of these changes and other similar changes are simple initiatives that other companies could put into place quite simply. Each small change anyone does, whether it is an individual or a business, can help our environment enormously.
Check out the Jones Soda Socially Responsible statement for yourself!