organicgirl™ is committed to growing the highest quality produce with our planet in mind. We are continually searching for the most progressive farming practices to grow our produce, as well as continue to challenge the complete supply chain all the way down to the clamshells we use to be more environmentally friendly and more sustainable. organicgirl™ has chosen to impact what we can influence for a positive change, and today that is the origins of the plastic. Hopefully you agree this is a great step in the right direction!

There are many reasons why we choose plant-based packaging, most importantly that Ingeo® PLA packaging utilizes less fossil fuel and has a significantly reduced carbon footprint (greenhouse gases) from creation to clamshell. With organicgirl™ choosing Ingeo packaging from plants (PLA) and not oil (PET), we have also greatly reduced our packaging environmental footprint. Based on our environmental calculations for 2008, we saved approximately the fossil fuel energy equivalent to over 135,000 gallons of gasoline and reduced green house gas emissions equivalent to driving a car over 3,000,000 miles. In 2009, we estimate to cumulatively save approximately the fossil fuel energy equivalent to over 1600 years of powering a single 100 watt light bulb and reduced green house gas emissions equivalent to over 25,800 tree seedlings being grown for 10 years (based on switching our annual consumption of containers from petroleum-based PET to plant-based PLA). We're not saving the world, but we're doing our part so you can do yours.