Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Jerry Gao, founder of LEAF Environmental Products Inc. poses with a compostable bag in front of a Co-op location in southwest Calgary on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Photo by Jim Wells/Postmedia Article content The founder of the Calgary-based company behind Co-op’s compostable shopping bagsContinue Reading
Composting is a bit like alchemy. You put food scraps into a bin and, with the help of some busy microorganisms and insects, you end up with rich, usable soil. Converting trash to treasure is an ideal way of dealing with waste, so it’s not surprising that materials scientists haveContinue Reading
Compostable packaging supplier TIPA explain why compostable materials have a place in the future of packaging. Credits: TIPA 1 January 2023 saw the UK replace its previous packaging waste regulations with the new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation which forced businesses to look at their packaging choices and become moreContinue Reading
They’re often touted as ‘eco-friendly’, but a new study may have you second guessing buying compostable bags. Sourceful, a Manchester-based supply chain transparency startup, analysed more than 20 materials, including compostable plastic and normal garbage bags. It found compostable bags have nearly twice the global warming impact of traditional plastic, and fourContinue Reading
Compostable plastic that has not fully disintegrated in compost bin. Credit: Citizen scientist image from www.bigcompostexperiment.org.uk In a UK-wide study, researchers found that 60% of home-compostable plastics do not fully disintegrate in home compost bins, and inevitably end up in our soil. The study also found that citizens are confusedContinue Reading
As the world shifts from fossil fuels to renewables, Big Oil regards plastic as its growth market. But a new generation of inventors are designing an array of creative alternatives that aim to send plastic packing As the shift to clean energy gathers pace, oil and gas companies are hungrilyContinue Reading
ReportLinker Segmented By Compostable Plastics Type (PLA, Starch Blends, PHA, PBAT, and Others), By End User Industry (Packaging, Consumer Goods, Textiles, and Others), By Company, By Region. The global compostable plastics market is expected to grow at impressive rate during the forecast period through 2027. New York, Nov. 15, 2022Continue Reading
Douglas Insights Key players in the compostable plastic market are BASF SE, Biome Technologies Plc, Corbion N.V., Danimer Scientific, Dow Inc., Eastman Chemical Company ISLE OF MAN, October 20, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — In 2018, the global production of plastic was around 360 million metric tons. This is expected to growContinue Reading
FMI estimates, the global sales of compostable foodservice packaging to witness growth at an astounding 5.5% CAGR between the forecasted period of 2022 and 2029, in comparison with the CAGR of 4.0% recorded during 2014 and 2021 NEWARK, Del., Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The global compostable foodservice packaging market is worth US$ 19.9Continue Reading
A Calgary grocery chain is asking the federal government to issue an exemption for its “extremely popular” compostable shopping bag. The federal government announced its single-use plastic ban on June 20, part of a plan to eliminate plastic waste in Canada. Retailers like grocery stores will have until Dec. 20,Continue Reading
