What is bioplastic, and what makes it unique?
We’re all over-familiar with conventional plastic. But what about bioplastic? If you’re at all fuzzy, fear not. We explain what that little ‘bio’ prefix is all about in this post…
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Eco friendly sandwich boxes: Made from plants
Sandwiches are the ultimate lunchtime food on the run, only they come in plastic sandwich boxes. Plastic is made from oil, which is non renewable resource. When a used sandwich box is disposed of, it is considered contaminated. Recyclers often don’t accept food contaminated plastic. It either ends up in a landfill or as litter…
Biodegradables and methane – not such a stink afterall.
In an ideal world all biodegradable packaging and other materials would be composted, but sadly this is not yet happening, due to lack of knowledge, desire and infrastructure. Worst case scenario for biodegradable packaging (or any biodegradable material for that matter) is to end up in a landfill, and concern has been expressed that green…