The blog 'Sustainable is Good' has this to report about the kitchenware line:
Recycline has added a new series of products to its popular Preserve line. The new products are called Preserve Kitchen and include two types of cutting boards, food storage containers and a colander. Most of the products will be sold exclusively at Whole Food Market, several are available directly from Recycline.
"The idea behind the line was sparked over a year ago when Whole Foods Market approached us about our ideas for green housewares," said Recycline's Marketing Director C.A. Webb. "Many of their stores have housewares sections and they saw an opportunity to better align that part of the store with the rest of their organic and natural offerings."
The products themselves are the result of a partnership between Recycline and Connecticut-based industrial design firm Evo Design.
"Whole Foods Market (WFM) has been one of our strongest retail partners and was a natural place for us to launch the Preserve Kitchen line," said Webb. "WFM sells the entire line of Preserve products -toothbrushes, razors, toothpicks, and tableware, all popular with their customers. We also, of course, saw the synergies in launching our first foray into the kitchen with one of the most innovative food retailers in the world," she said.
Most of the Preserve Kitchen line will be initially sold exclusively at WFM and hits store shelves this week in all regions except three (Midwest, Florida, and Pacific Northwest) but will roll out to all regions by spring. WFM will carry a cutting board, food storage containers (large & small) and a colander all made from 100% recycled #5 polypropylene (PP) plastic - like Preserve's other products.
We've had a chance to test out the new products and have nothing but praise for their design and material usage. Recycline has become the master at making useful products from pure recycled #5 PP plastic, and Preserve Kitchen products are no exception.
Like other Preserve products the packaging is minimal to non-existent. The food storage containers come in minimal paperboard packaging (100% recycled/ 35% PCW) while the cutting board and colander simply have a Preserve label affixed to them with no packaging at all.