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  • August 29, 2019

    Reducing Plastic Waste in the Food Industry

    By the year 2050, the world’s oceans will contain more plastic waste than fish – ton for ton. This speaks volumes of the food and beverage industry and the urgent need to reduce the single-use plastic food packaging. One way in which  food and beverage providers can effectively reduce their contribution to plastic waste is by using plant-based food packaging that are easily compostable and degradable and thus does not leave nasty footprints behind unlike plastic packaging.
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  • August 29, 2019

    The Single-use Coffee Cup Continuing Dilemma!

    Is the Biodegradable single-use coffee cup the answer? 2.5 billion coffee cups a year get thrown into the recycling bin in the UK. But almost all of it actually ends up in the landfill and less than one percent gets...

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  • August 26, 2019

    Is Biodegradable Foodware A Hoax?

    IT ISN’T A HOAX IF the foodware (the feedstock and any inks or labels used), has been tested and certified as being biodegradable, using international standards. Foodware that claim to be ‘biodegradable’ must be in conformance with standards that are...

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  • How Plastic Pollution Is Impacting Your Health
    August 23, 2019

    How Plastic Pollution Is Impacting Your Health

    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.

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  • August 22, 2019

    Does Your Food Packaging Meet This Lofty Goal?

    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...

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  • August 19, 2019

    Choice of Packaging - More than Just a Container

    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...

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  • Food Supply and Climate Change
    August 16, 2019

    Food Supply and Climate Change

    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

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  • August 15, 2019

    Green Brexit - May or Maybe?

    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...

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  • August 12, 2019

    Going Bananas Over Bananas - for Good Reasons!

    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...

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