Not only are we polluting the oceans and destroying natural marine habitats, but causing untold damage on our own health. Around 8 million tons of plastic enter our oceans every year, but they break down into smaller pieces with particles of micro-plastics, eventually finding their way into the food chain.
Element Packaging creates a guilt-free food experience because the waste from your packaging is not going to land on your plate.
What is an ideal food packaging? Food packaging technology must not only play the important function of protecting food, it must keep an eye on energy and material costs and be mindful of any environmental impact such as pollution and...
The waste problem has been laid at the door of packaging but at the same time packaging, especially food packaging, has also been viewed as playing a crucial functional role. Does food packaging serve only a functional role or should...
Food Supply and Climate Change
What are You Putting on Your Plate?
We had the hottest July this year on record for Europe, the effect of climate change and our actions. Often we hear of train delays and cancellations due to soaring temperatures or flooding. Such unprecedented weather conditions such as soaring temperatures, flooding, wildfires and storms are attributed to climate change caused by global warming. Food supply and consumption is one piece of the whole pie of actions that cause global warming
Will the Red, White and Blue Brexit be GREEN too? As the triggering of Article 50 looms near, the Prime Minister has repeatedly reiterated that we are looking for the right deal for the United Kingdom. How will this...
The word ‘banan’ is an Arabic word meaning finger. Given the stark reality of climate change and emission of greenhouse gases and their detrimental environmental impact, managing our carbon usage should become a part of our everyday life and we...
One to one with a Tree – a personal relationship
What’s your relationship with a tree?
We are not talking about tree hugging, though hugging trees is good for your health as it increases your levels of oxytocin hormones which helps you feel calm, happy and promote emotional bonding.
We are talking about a relationship which most of us take for granted and yet is so crucial to our very existence.
We have heard and even preached these common and popular ways of going green – use energy saving bulbs, turn off lights, appliances and equipment when not in use , recycle, reuse, buy local, take bus number 11 (walk!) where...
The Cycle of Plastic - From You, to the Ocean, and Back
A small study was done recently where eight participants in various countries recorded everything they ate, then had their stool sample tested. Every stool sample tested from the participants contained traces of microplastics. Of the 10 different types of plastic being tested for, 9 of the were identified in the stool. Six of the participants ate seafood, meaning the participants didn’t have to have seafood to have ingested plastic.
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