Riverford founder Guy and packaging expert Robyn put out a clip on Youtube about his company's journey to home compostables.
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'Fruit and veg packaging is now home compostable - saving 21 tonnes of plastic yearly'
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Other news in this sector:
- 2021-05-17 “Plastic rigid and flexible packaging solutions brought significant change in way goods are packed”
- 2021-05-17 "We're ever more committed to sustainable development"
- 2021-05-11 Compostable and recyclable punnets for grapes, cherries, apricots, etc.
- 2021-05-07 Ready-to-eat vegetable & salad trends boost value demand for related packaging
- 2021-05-05 Bioactive paper coatings to replace plastic for packaging foods
- 2021-05-05 New sustainable packaging solutions launched to meet increasing demand
- 2021-05-04 Sustainable packaging company adds cardboard tray to its portfolio
- 2021-05-03 "The biggest impact we can have as an industry is to reduce the amount of plastic we put in the system to begin with"
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- 2021-04-19 "Despite growth of their own production, the UK will keep importing peppers for a while"
- 2021-04-15 "Consumer demands for plastic reduction have grown over the years"
- 2021-04-14 "A complete brandable growing system"
- 2021-04-08 Home compostable packaging now includes Recyclability
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- 2021-03-30 Coop will save on 3.4 tons of plastic per year
- 2021-03-29 "The packaging has proven to be excellent"
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