Eggland's Best Eggs

Susan Pattie 22 Aug, 12:55 PM

Where can I recycle the polystyrene cartons that your eggs come in?? I recycle everything eles I can at our local recycling center.

Lainie Fiszer 22 Aug, 01:48 PM

Susan, thank you so much for your post and for your concern for recycling. If your community does not collect and recycle foam egg cartons, you may send clean Eggland’s Best cartons to our carton manufacturer at: Dolco Packaging, PO Box 1005, 2110 Patterson Street, Decatur, IN 46733-5005.
Thanks, again.

Angela 25 Aug, 03:12 PM

I was visiting your site to complain about the carton material used for Eggland's eggs, and was pleased and surprised to find a reason for using polystyrene cartons. Also, thank you for the information on where to recycle the polystyrene cartons since so few communities offer this recycling service. I am wondering if plastic cartons are another option because plastic can be recycled so much more readily. It's great that the polystyrene cartons can be recycled, but how many customers are actually going to take on the task and expense of mailing them to your carton manufacturer? Ease of recycling is an important factor to consider!

Lainie Fiszer 25 Aug, 09:48 PM

Angela, thank you for your post. Eggland’s Best uses polyethylene theraphthelate (PETE) for our Cage Free and Organic varieties. This type of packaging provides excellent protection of our eggs and its manufacture minimizes materials used, energy consumed and waste generated in production. The Eggland’s Best plastic egg carton is 100% recyclable and is made entirely from 100% recycled materials.

Beverly 29 Aug, 10:05 AM

I logged onto your site today specifically to find out where to recycle your egg cartons. WM recycling only accepts thru #5 polystyrene. I've been saving the egg cartons for weeks, so will send them to you ASAP. Thank you.

Julie 30 Aug, 10:44 AM

Can we also mail your PETE cartons from the Cage Free eggs back to the manufacturer? My locality only recycles plastics with a #1 or #2. I believe your PETE cartons are #3, correct? I like your eggs very much. Thanks!

Lainie Fiszer 2 Sep, 09:18 AM

We love the fact that Eggland's Best consumers are concerned about the environment and take the time to recycle. Our polytyrene foam cartons should be sent back to Dolco Packaging at the address noted in my earlier post. They grind and recycle them. As for our cage free and organic egg packaging, they are both PETE #1 so the good news is that it sounds like your local recycling center will take them and recycle them for you.

Melissa 3 Sep, 01:41 PM

Instead of paying for shipping, I'd like to bring a collection of your clean cartons back to the store and have the egg delivery man take them back to you when he makes his egg delivery to be re-used.

Clary Padgett 6 Sep, 06:59 PM

To have to mail these foam containers back is extremely inconvenient, I recycle everything ,I have no recycle pick-up at my house so have to take to recycling drop-off,I bought these eggs at Walmart do they take them back for recycling?

Lainie Fiszer 10 Sep, 07:42 AM

While returning the cartons to the store sounds like a convenient option, we're not sure they would be willing to take them. We think the best option would be to speak with your local recycling center and see what they suggest.

Larry 20 Sep, 05:13 PM

What is Egglands combined carbon footprint?

Kastne 20 Sep, 05:18 PM

I opened a dozen eggs tonight and one egg was crushed in from the top with a gray toggle or breaker switch stuck in the egg? Luckily I was paying attention to what I was doing and was able to take the switch out before cooking. There numerous scenarios that could have caused serious problems should this switch have not been detected. Can you please explain you QA/QC plan? You will need to ammend or adjust as the eggs were sealed and they must have come with the switch from the packaging facility.
Have a great day!

Lainie Fiszer 24 Sep, 07:41 AM

Larry, thank you for your question on Eggland’s eggs Carbon Footprint. While we do not have it figured out as a calculation, I can tell you that Eggland’s Best is environmentally conscious and taking steps to move even further in this direction. Following are some things that Eggland’s Best are doing to become even more environmentally friendly.
-- We require that all Eggland’s Best egg case shipping cartons must be Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certified and have the SFI Logo on the carton
-- The polystyrene foam cartons from our farm fresh eggs are recyclable as are the polyethylene theraphthelate (PETE) cartons from our Cage Free and Organic varieties
-- We understand that it takes three times more material in waste paper to make a paper pulp carton than a polystyrene foam one so Eggland’s Best uses polystyrene (PETE) foam for the majority of our egg cartons
-- We include phytase in our hen feed to reduce phosphate runoff
-- Our processors use best farm waste management practices to reduce odor, flies and therefore have a smaller environmental impact
-- And one more piece of good news, eggs inherently require minimal processing therefore have less environmental implications.

Etan 11 Nov, 06:50 PM

Hi, I would like to purchase your eggs, however I will not support any product that is in a Styrofoam container.

In NYC, where I live, there is no recycling for this type of material. If I live in the largest city in America, and can not recycle this material. I am sure in smaller towns across America, this is not an option.

I am glad to hear you are enabling customers to send back their packaging, however, there is an expense to do this. Some printer ink manufactures enable customers to put the old cartridges in a mailing label and send back to the manufacturer. But this comes at no cost to the consumer.

If you attached a mailing label directly to the eggs package this might be easy to use. However, the technique eggs land best is not green or efficient.

My thoughts on packaging would be for your company to use a post-consumer recycled cardboard/fiber.

Then you could even print these "green" ideas for egg containers on each container...

http://greenlivingideas.com/eco-home-living/10-uses-for-egg-cartons.html

Lainie Fiszer, Eggland's Best 17 Nov, 09:15 AM

Etan, thank you so much for your post and for your ideas for packaging. I will certainly forward them to our consumer department for consideration. Our Eggland's Best Cage Free and Organic eggs both are packaged in PETE plastic so I hope you will condider purchasing these.

Chicago_George 29 Jan, 10:09 AM

I will NEVER buy products that use Styrofoam (or as you cleverly dress it up "polystyrene"). It's completely irresponsible despite the fact that some of us (very few) can recycle this with normal effort. Frankly, it’s a clear sign that Eggland's Best is cutting costs at the expense of our world and our future. Everywhere you look or read, there is disgust over STYROFOAM abuse. The NY Public School system goes through 4 million Styrofoam trays a week! It takes 10,000 years for Styrofoam to break down, but even when it does, it leaches it's toxic chemicals into the earth and water to kill us for centuries after that. Isn't it time that we stop buying anything with Styrofoam? There is always an alternative available. It's up to us to not buy the bad stuff and force change. Remember: You vote with your dollars! Only give them to companies that exercise quality and responsibility and the rest with take care of itself.

http://www.earthresource.org/campaigns/capp/capp-styrofoam.html

Lainie Fiszer, Eggland's Best 2 Feb, 10:37 AM

Dear Chicago George,
Thank you for your comments.
Eggland's Best Cage Free and Organic eggs both are packaged in PETE plastic so I hope you will condider purchasing these.

Mona 5 May, 11:29 AM

I recycle my foam cartons at Publix super markets in Florida. Wish all markets would do that. They also take used plastic bags.
Egglands best are the best. Also like the coupons in the paper.

Lainie Fiszer, Eggland's Best 6 May, 08:20 AM

Mona, thanks for the tip on Publix. Good to know!

Kate 13 Jul, 11:23 AM

Is Eggland's Best Sustainable Forestry Initiative certified or is just the manufacturer of your case shipping cartons certified? Can you explain this certification further?

Lainie Fiszer, Eggland's Best 15 Jul, 09:26 AM

Kate, Eggland’s Best requires that all egg case shipping cartons must be Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certified and have the SFI logo on the carton. The SFI forest certification standard is based on principles that promote sustainable forest management, including measures to protect water quality, biodiversity, wildlife habitat, species at risk, and forests with exceptional conservation value.
For more information on the Sustainable Forestry Initiative program please go to http://www.sfiprogram.org.

pamela 12 Aug, 10:09 AM

egglands best is not the best. go greener by not buying eggs at all, according to investigators these birds laying eggs suffer from broken bones along with unary and blood problems along while producing these nasty eggs. I love eggs but now get physically sick when looking at one cracked open.

Uriah 6 Nov, 06:57 PM

i like your cartons. how can i buy in large quantities for my farm? they are safe with the environment and that's needed in this day and age.

Lainie Fiszer, Eggland's Best 9 Nov, 11:44 AM

Uriah, please email me at lfiszer@eggland.com and I can best answer your question that way. I need to know where you are located to know how to answer you. Thanks!

Lisa 16 Feb, 04:45 PM

PETE plastic or not, polystyrene is impossible to recycle by the consumer. You want to pass the savings onto the consumer by using a cheaper method yet you want us to pay to recycle them? If the carton doesn't biodegrade, its stuck in the landfill with all they other polystyrene. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck ITS a ***** duck!

Glenna 23 Sep, 08:31 PM

Our local WalMart store (in Washington state) sells "Eggland's Best" eggs in paper pulp cartons with the "Eggland's Best" label glued onto the carton. They do have an EB stamp on the eggs, however the stamp is smudged, not clear like the stamp on eggs sold in the foam cartons which are sold at a neighboring store. The eggs themselves do not look as good, thinner shells. Are these really Eggland eggs?

gary 19 Nov, 07:06 PM

I just purchased two dozen eggs at Fort Buchanan in Puerto Rico. Although the price was much higher then I usually pay for eggs the taste was satisfactory and the product works well even with baking. For me, it is missing a taste that I can't explain so I just throw some butter and ketchup on it to satisfy my taste. I will not purchase this product again because of the cost.