Chicken Impossible

Your mission, should you choose to accept it…  Why is chicken packaged this way? It’s easier to break out of prison than break this chicken out of the over the top plastic container, I should know, I broke out of prison once!  But that’s a post for another day. Bell & Evans is a pretty good company as far as chicken companies go. They don’t use antibiotics and they feed their chickens either all natural or certified organic feed. Their organic chickens get to go outside and are raised on an organic farm. Their non-organic chickens are raised on a regular farm but are kept only in a barn and don’t get to go outside. Both are free range inside their barn.  This is a big deal since factory chickens are not treated well. I’ll cover factory chicken in an upcoming post. I do think when it comes to sustainability, their packaging could improve. The thick plastic part of the package is recyclable but I don’t think most people know or do that.  Recycling plastic is not a closed loop system and it can only be recycled into a lesser plastic before it goes to the landfill. I’d like to see minimal packaging and more information on the package to let people know that it can and should be recycled. I struggle to get the package open despite being able-bodied.  I’m not sure if it’s that hard for everyone. Think about where the chicken you buy comes from. It might taste the same to me but I feel better about buying chicken that comes from a place that is more in line with my values. If we all make educated and conscientious purchases, we can make change for the better.