Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
UK biotech company Toraphene says it is preparing to unveil the world’s first truly biodegradable, compostable and commercially viable alternative to plastic packaging. It’s because they need specific manmade conditions to biodegrade, and many degrade into microplastics, which contaminate our oceans and food chain for centuries”.
Green Business Bureau
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Retailers need to make the switch from plastic shopping bags to eco-friendly alternatives. Plastic bags are not biodegradable and can last over a 1000 years. Plastic bags are so lightweight that they can travel long distances through the wind and water. Customers demand non-plastic alternatives.
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Green Business Bureau
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Delivering on their corporate mission and promise to create a deliver environmentally friendly bottles and packaging, Chlorophyll Water has announced that they have achieved a major step in their commitment to limit and ultimately cease their contribution to the world’s plastic epidemic.
Business Green
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
No wet wipes, pet wipes, cleaning wipes or tissues sold in Tesco stores will contain plastic by the end of 2022, the firm has said. We have worked hard to remove plastic from our wipes as we know how long they take to break down," said Tesco's quality director Sarah Bradbury. Tesco is not the first retailer to clamp down on wet wipes.
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 19, 2019
For example, McDonald’s paper straws that are not recyclable , and biodegradable cups that require segregated collection and specific environments to be composted. A second major cause of the problem is losses in the distribution and retail chain. New FlexICs from PragmatIC.
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 1, 2023
Whether you’re a happy-go-lucky ‘wish-cycler’ – tossing waste in the hope it can be recycled – or one who routinely agonizes over different diameters of plastic wrapping, there’s no harm in picking up a clearer understanding of the whole process.
Green Business Bureau
MARCH 24, 2022
The cradle-to-cradle concept needs to take into account the shipping of a product from the producer, through to the retailer, and onto the consumer – a process which often involves significant quantities of expensive packaging materials. BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING PEANUTS. Similar U.S. They are also less expensive.
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