Good News Notes: “Tim Hortons is excited to celebrate Waste Reduction Week by announcing three initiatives that reflect the Tims For Good platform and a commitment to sustainability. Tim Hortons is partnering with WestRock to launch a test of an innovative new hot beverage cup design in January at select Vancouver restaurants. The test will feature cups that are…
Category: biodegradable
New Compostable Film for Sausages
Good News Notes: “Charles Baughan is the third-generation owner of Westaway Sausages Ltd. in England’s southwest county of Devon. His sausages are made the same day the meat arrives at his facility and have a refrigerated shelf life of about 11 days. For the past four years or so, Baughan has been on a mission…
Compostable Produce Packaging Adds Shelf Life and Sustainability
Good News Notes: “Compostable packaging solutions from Tipa are being implemented worldwide by leading brands in Europe, Australia, and the US. There is a particular focus on food and fashion industries, as these are two key markets that use a high volume of flexible packaging. In the US, Tipa worked with Fresh Harvest to deliver effective solutions for its customers….
SIITA Establishes A Zero-Waste System That Will Change The Paradigm For Solving Environmental Problems
Good News Notes: “Up to now, the existing biodegradation products have been neither completely decomposed nor recycled, which causes bigger problem. Specific conditions such as proper temperature, moisture, and aerobic property are required to vitalize activities of microorganisms and accordingly to decompose the biodegradation material. But there has not been the facilities equipped with such…
Collaboration to make fully compostable diapers
Good News Notes: “Disposable diapers present a huge waste problem worldwide. According to reports an estimated 20 billion disposable diapers accumulate in landfills in the US alone. Similar numbers are true for Europe. Producers aim to make diapers more sustainable and while many components have already been made compostable, the absorbent material essential for any diaper…
New ‘compostable’ takeaway range from Seal Packaging to be launched in sandwich bars
Good News Notes: “Seal Packaging has announced what it claims is a home compostable and sustainable takeaway food packaging range, which will be distributed by Tri-Star Packaging while Birley Sandwiches in London will be the first location to use the product. Compostabowl, the new foodservice innovation from Seal Packaging, is made from bagasse, a plant-derived fibre material that the company says…
Poll reveals desire for compostable packaging
Good News Notes: “Apoll commissioned by compostable packaging supplier Tipa has revealed 78 per cent of Australian adults believe the most effective solution to the plastic waste crisis is compostable packaging, not recycling. Some nine-in-ten (89 per cent) of survey respondents are said to be concerned about the plastic waste generated from packaging, and a…
Taco Bell is Testing Vegan Meat at Nearly 100 US Locations
Good News Notes: “For decades, Taco Bellhas led the fast-food market in plant-based offerings when most establishments offered few-to-zero vegan options. The international fast-food giant is continuing its reign by diversifying its plant-based portfolio. Taco Bell just announced that it will begin testing its new vegan meat at 95 locations around the Detroit area following a successful…
How to Eat to Lower Your Risk of Breast Cancer, from an Expert
Good News Notes: “Soy is not bad for you. Let’s just start with that misconception. In fact, soy, or specifically the phytoestrogen in soy products like tofu and soybeans, functions as a brake that inhibits cell growth, by acting on your beta estrogen receptors, which means it can help suppress cancer. In contrast, actual estrogen acts in the opposite…
Tasmania’s giant kelp forests starting to regrow just a year into rescue trial
Good News Notes: “A little over a year ago these giant kelp were just tiny brown smudges on a laboratory plate. Now they are pillars of hope in the fight to save Tasmania’s giant kelp forests from extinction. Cayne Layton and his team of scientists from the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) began a selective breeding…