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New TIPA compostable packaging doubles shelf-life of fresh produce
TIPA and shelf-life extension specialist PerfoTec have joined forces to create compostable packaging that doubles the shelf life of fresh produce. The partnership comes as consumer demand for low-waste packaging continues to grow, and suppliers [...]
International Compost Awareness Week: Reports from selected composting associations
This year's International Compost Awareness Week, which ran from 2-8 May 2021, was marked by a webinar on 19 May involving a number of presentations from composting associations such as the US Composting Council, Ecomondo [...]
New Vegware waste collections for Cambridgeshire caterers launched by Countrystyle Recycling and Envar Composting
Envar Composting and Countrystyle Recycling have partnered with Vegware to launch collections for compostable foodservice disposables in Cambridgeshire. This follows the recent announcement of Countrystyle Recycling’s expansion into the Cambridgeshire area, through operations at its [...]
Novamont releases videos on composting and how to maintain the carbon cycle
A number of videos in various European languages have been released by Novamont explaining composting and how to maintain the carbon cycle. The educational videos aim to describe and explain key concepts in terms of [...]
Irish Government welcomes launch of Cré’s certification scheme for compostable packaging
The Cré Compostable Certification Scheme is the only Irish scheme providing third party independent assessment that packaging is compostable in Ireland and is accepted in food waste bins (brown bins). The Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) [...]
‘Bags for life’ increasing amount of plastic on the market, says Co-op
Co-op has revealed that 'bags for life' made available to customers to replace single-use carrier bags have inadvertently caused an increase of up to 440 per cent in the amount of plastic put on the [...]
Parkside’s Cré accreditation demonstrates best practice for compostables infrastructure
Specialist packaging converter Parkside Flexibles, which produces sustainable flexible packaging, has launched its own range of fully certified compostable laminates, Park2Nature™. Parkside is a valued customer of Futamura’s NatureFlex™ renewable and compostable packaging films that [...]
KCC Packaging develops biodegradable food tray for ready meals
KCC Packaging has developed a sugar cane-based biodegradable food tray to be used in place of the plastic ones that two million ready meals a year are supplied in within the UK. Managing Director Kevin [...]
Mater-Bi mulch film: the experience of Peirone farm
Peirone farm in Cuneo has been using Mater-Bi mulch film for the cultivation of Delica pumpkins for two years. Terenzio Peirone highlights various benefits, like weed control and a significant increase in the production. [...]
Whitehall advised to back compostable materials to increase food waste recycling
Experts and parliamentarians have urged the Government to back compostable materials to increase food waste recycling after a landmark report finds overwhelming support for the materials. The report, produced by Ricardo Energy, quizzed experts across [...]
BEIS announces new Industrial Energy Transformation Fund
BEIS has announced that it will be launching a new Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) competition window in spring 2021 due to the large amount of interest it received during the recent competition, which closed on 28 October 2020. [...]
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European Commission publishes new SUP guidelines
On 31 May the EU Commission published the long awaited and delayed SUP guidelines, which aim to support Member States in the implementation of the Single-Use Plastic (SUP) Directive at national level by 3 July [...]
Benefits of compost highlighted during International Compost Awareness Week 2021
Compost organisations around the world have joined forces to highlight how composting can recycle carbon, help mitigate climate change and feed the soil. International Compost Awareness Week (2-8 May) showcases how recycling organic wastes into [...]
We are living in a climate emergency, and we’re going to say so
Scientific American has agreed with major news outlets worldwide to start using the term “climate emergency” in its coverage of climate change. An official statement about this decision, and the impact it hopes it can [...]
Report advises Whitehall to back compostable materials to increase food waste recycling
The report, produced by Ricardo Energy, spoke to experts across the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain on the potential for compostable packaging to increase the amount of food waste captured for recycling and limit [...]
Development of biodegradable plastic from marine seaweed
The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has developed a bio-plastic film using marine seaweed and PEG-3000 which could have a huge impact on limiting the usage of non-biodegradable plastics and a game-changer in the [...]
There is an alarming amount of microplastics in farm soil and our food supply
Microplastics, loosely defined as plastic pieces smaller than 5 millimeters across, or roughly the size of a small grain of rice, have made their mark on both the global ecosystem and the popular consciousness, famously [...]