It’s pretty easy to think of typical company sustainability practices, no straws, don’t print unless necessary and reduce unnecessary packaging. It’s a lot harder to step back, think outside the box and recognise less-mainstream opportunities to make sustainable changes.

It’s your lucky day because we’ve got a great sustainability idea for you - disposable gloves!

Yes, at first it sounds like an oxymoron. No, we’re not kidding. Think of the opportunity. Every company in the food industry uses disposable gloves - thousands of them every single day! Gloves are a food safety necessity and mandated by the FDA. They are not recyclable. That does not mean we can’t do them better.

A MORE SUSTAINABLE GLOVE

The idea of a more sustainable glove is two-fold. In addition to making your staff happy with a great glove that works, you get credit for presenting a creative idea that will reduce your business’ glove use, waste and overall environmental impact.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The overall concept is that a stronger but thinner glove, like our Light & Tough nitrile gloves, will decrease:

• Glove Use
  - Strong gloves have lower failure rates = reduced usage

• Waste
  - Stronger gloves = Fewer gloves used and discarded
  - Thinner gloves = reduced waste weight

• Water Use
  - Fewer gloves used requires fewer gloves to be made (glove manufacturing is a water intense process)

• Packaging
  - Thinner gloves require smaller boxes

• Carbon Emissions
  - Smaller boxes pack and ship more efficiently, allowing more gloves to be shipped by fewer vehicles
  - Reduced usage = reduced container shipments

Calculate your sustainability and environmental impact savings through better quality & cost-effective glove choices.

I CAN'T SACRIFICE FOOD SAFETY!

A more sustainable glove initiative is a straightforward concept, but the glove still has to work, right? Correct, Eagle gloves can do both! High-quality materials and processes produce high-quality gloves that provide superior food safety, as certified by our third-party proprietary tests.

CAN I AFFORD IT?

Let’s talk cost, that’s important. It has to fit in your budget. High-quality gloves can cost more than cheap disposable gloves. True. But using fewer gloves allows a company to order fewer gloves. From our experience, we’ve typically been able to upgrade a customer to a better and more sustainable glove while remaining cost-neutral. 

BONUS #1: NO CHANGES TO WORKER PROCESS

Changes are hard to implement. Using a more sustainable glove will allow your company to reduce its environmental impact without retraining your staff or implementing any new processes.

BONUS #2: CUSTOMERS CARE

Consumers care about sustainability. They will appreciate your new initiative.

Curious about a more sustainable disposable glove? Let’s talk.