Good News Notes: “As part of Big Green Week, which ran from September 18 to 26, Maidstone Innovation Centre has planted a ‘living wall’ that includes more than 10,000 plants. It incorporates a range of species indigenous to the local area, which will bloom all year round, attracting bees and butterflies. The wall covers 90.5 square metres…
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Supermarket chain Morrisons takes lead in fight against waste by banning plastic on bananas
Good News Notes: “Supermarket chain Morrisons is set to become the first supermarket to remove plastic bags from all bananas sold in its stores. Paper bands will replace the bags, in a move that should reduce over 180 tonnes of plastic waste. Bananas are the second most-bought item in Morrisons stores, and the shift is set to…
This Styrofoam-like packaging is made of popcorn—not plastic
Good News Notes: “Those bits that come inside your packages are called peanuts, but of course they are made from polystyrene, not anything natural. But what if we could send things packaged in popcorn—the actual food, not another plastic-derived counterpart—instead? That’s the hope of researchers at the University of Göttingen in Germany, who have developed the plant-based…
Earthcycle home compostable packaging expands third party verification to include recyclability
Good News Notes: “Hansport, Nova Scotia-based CKF, Inc. has added to its roster of independently assigned environmental labels by joining the How2Recycle program and having the “Widely Recyclable” designation granted for its Earthcycle™ line of thermoformed molded pulp trays and punnets for fresh produce. How2Recycle is an on-pack labeling scheme administered by the Sustainable…
11 Most Innovative Sustainable Packaging Ideas
Good News Notes: “Sustainable packaging is the development and use of packaging that’s recyclable, reusable, and made from rapidly renewable resources or materials. This practice reduces the environmental impact and ecological footprint of consumer product waste. There’s been a bounty out on packaging ever since Keep America Beautiful released its notorious 1971 “Crying Indian” PSA. The…