Girl Scouts trying out 'green' packages for Thanks-A-Lots
Girl Scouts of the USA and ABC Bakers have decided to go "green" by eliminating the outer box from their Thanks-A-Lot Cookies to reduce waste. This year's Thanks-A-Lot packaging is part of a pilot program to transition all Girl Scout cookies to reduced-waste packaging, said Gunther Brinkman, a vice president with Interbake Foods.
Girl Scouts of the USA and ABC Bakers have decided to go "green" by eliminating the outer box from their Thanks-A-Lot Cookies to reduce waste. This year's Thanks-A-Lot packaging is part of a pilot program to transition all Girl Scout cookies to reduced-waste packaging, said Gunther Brinkman, a vice president with Interbake Foods.
During last year's cookie drive, Girl Scouts in the Sacramento, Modesto and Stockton areas sold more than 13,000 cases of Thanks-A-Lots. If they sell the same amount this season, they will be eliminating more than 156,000 cookie boxes from the local waste stream. Nationally, 150 tons of paperboard will be eliminated by changing the Thanks-A-Lot packaging, according to the Girl Scouts.
"If consumers like the new packaging, and the new packaging maintains cookie integrity in terms of breakage, we will begin testing of similar packaging for the other types of Girl Scout Cookies," said Brinkman.
Eliminating the box not only reduces waste but allows more cookie packages to fit in a delivery truck. This smaller package will yield an energy savings equivalent to 30,000 gallons of gasoline, the Girl Scouts estimated.
Girl Scout Cookies are being sold now through March 20. Also debuting this year is the newest cookie, Shout Outs, a Belgian-style caramelized cookie.
Source: Girl Scouts Cookies
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