Category: Foodware
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McDonalds Testing Reusable Tableware
McDonald’s is testing reusable tableware in France
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Novolex Starts Production Bioplastic Cups in US
Novolex Launches New U.S. Manufacturing Line to Make Compostable Cups from Plant-Based Plastic
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Greiner and Borealis Partner on Circular Cups (FREE)
Greiner Packaging produces first cup prototypes made of Bornewables™ – a portfolio of premium polyolefins designed for circularity by Borealis.
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French Consultation on Plastic Content for Cups
This consultation concerns the draft decree relating to the maximum plastic content authorized in single-use plastic cups
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Australia MP on Compostable Cutlery
There’s a need for leadership on compostable packaging
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California Cafe Goes Beyond Compostable Cups
This coffee house is replacing compostable cups with a new concept
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Picup Biodegradable Plantable Cups
Polish Startup Picup Launches Europe’s First 100% Biodegradable Plantable Coffee & Tea Cups
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PFAS Contamination of Plant Based Straws
Characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in commercially-available plant-based drinking straws
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Starbucks to End Disposable Cups in South Korea
Starbucks to End Disposable Cup Use in South Korea by 2025
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Mitsubishi Forzea is First Bioplastics for Cutlery in Japan
Mitsubishi Chemical’s FORZEAS™ Will Be Japan’s 1st Biodegradable Polymer Used to Manufacture Cutlery
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Plant Based Ocean Compostable Bioplastics from Maine
Maine entrepreneur develops new bioplastics
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Aldi Replaces Plastic Straws Paper
Across Aldi’s own-label Juice Cartons and Real Fruit Kids Smoothies
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Ricoh Advanced Foamed PLA (FREE)
Japanese Company Ricoh launches the most advanced and performant foamed PLA.
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New IoT Machine Sorts and Washes SUP Cups
South Korean Startup Builds SUP Cup Sorting and Washing Machine with IoT
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Paper vs PLA Straws in China
Straws are a hot topic in China; here’s an open debate about paper vs PLA straws
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Nestle Goes Bio Based Lids and Scoops
Nestlé launches bio-based lids and scoops made from renewable resource
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World Centric Unveils Compostable Molded Fiber Cutlery
World Centric® Unveils Breakthrough Compostable Molded Fiber Cutlery
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First Recyclable and Compostable Monomaterial Paper Cup
Earth Cup ® is the 1 er monomaterial paper cup WITHOUT a PE liner, which is recyclable and suitable for home composting
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Compostable Cup Wins Worldstar Packaging Award 2021
Cardbox Packaging Awarded At Worldstar Packaging Award 2021
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Bioplastic Tableware at Columbia University During Covid
What was the impact of the pandemic crisis on the use of compostable tableware at the university of Columbia NY?
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Lessons Learned from Using Reusable Cups
Closed Loop Partners Releases Groundbreaking Report on the Pathway to Scale for Reusable Packaging Models
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Dunkin Donuts Straws Will Biodegrade Anywhere
The plant-based straw, manufactured by WinCup, will biodegrade anywhere, whether it’s composted or not
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Summary Plastic Bans in France
Here’s a list of the plastic items that will be banned in France from 2020 to 2026
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China Increases Production of Biodegradable Materials
Hainan increases production of eco-friendly alternative for plastic
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UK First Plastic Free Lidless Disposable Cup
UK’s First Plastic-free Lidless Disposable Cup Launches
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KFC Goes Bamboo and Sugar Cane Cutlery
KFC Canada announced today that select restaurants will begin testing a new fibre-based ‘spork’ in December. Once the piece of cutlery is introduced permanently across Canada, KFC will eliminate 40 million pieces of plastic waste from its operations.
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Paper Cups Are Carcinogenic
25,000 particles of plastic in a cuppa: Drinking tea or coffee from paper cups may raise risk of cancer from swallowing microplastics, experts warn
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PHA Straws for Fast Food Industry
Danimer Scientific and Eagle Beverage to Produce Biodegradable Drinking Straws for Quick Service Restaurants.
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Bioplastic Company Launches Wooden Cutlery and Stirrers
Why would a Bioplastic Company launch Wooden Cutlery and Stirrers?
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Captured Carbon Straws on CNN
CNN Video on Captured Carbon Straws. The Americans are one step ahead of Europeans.
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Bioplastic Tableware Harms Marine Animals
Article published in Science Daily. Research also reveals that bioplastics do not degrade rapidly in a marine environment
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Bioplastic Company Keeps Advertising SUP
One bioplastic company has taken a different marketing route than the rest of the world. They’re still promoting (bio)plastic single use cutlery, plates etc. Nobody is doing it anymore. A surprise doesn’t come alone: this company seats on the board of European Bioplastics.
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Sugar Cane Coffee Lid Worse Carbon Footprint than Polystyrene
LCA reveals sugar cane coffee lids have far worse carbon footprint than polystyrene coffee lids. I was impressed by the huge difference.
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Stora Enso Alternative to Plastic Food Bowls
Stora Enso and Tingstad launch unique formed fiber food service bowls to replace plastics
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Dunkin Goes PHA Straws
Dunkin’ Tests Biodegradable Straws at Select Stores Across the U.S.
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England Plastic Straws Ban Starts Today
A ban on single-use plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds has come into force in England.
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Straws, Forks and Bags Made From Methane
These carbon-negative, ocean-degradable straws and forks are made from greenhouse gases
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Reusable Biobased Cutlery
Akvila Cutlery’s reusable Nature Line is made of UPM Formi EcoAce – a sustainable material for replacing single use plastics
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Starbucks Goes Strawless Lids
As part of the company’s efforts to phase out plastic straws worldwide, a recyclable, strawless lid is the new standard for iced beverages in Starbucks stores
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Reusable PHA Plates
Usable Packaging project reaches new milestone with first practical application of bio-based compostable product – Spanish family enjoys meals using re-usable plates made from new PHA compound material
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McDonalds UK Goes Reusable Cups
On Wednesday, McDonald’s Corporation has announced a global partnership with TerraCycle’s circular packaging service, Loop, to test a new reusable cup model for hot beverages.
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Biobased Innovation Challenge by Air France
Innovation Challenge by Air France : Champagne & Wine Glasses single use plastic alternatives
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Indonesia Reusable Cup Rental Service
Cupkita will enable Jakartans to avoid single-use cups in a city that generates up to 2,400 tonnes of plastic trash a day. The service launches at a difficult time for circular consumption culture as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread.
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McDonalds Bans Straws in China
Global fast-food giant McDonald’s announced it would be phasing out of plastic straws in China. The move is estimated to reduce 400 tons of plastic waste per year.
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Germany Bans SUP Straws and Food Containers
Germany is banning the sale of single-use plastic straws, cotton buds and food containers, bringing it in line with a European Union directive intended to reduce the amount of plastic garbage that pollutes the environment.
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ASDA Stops Plastic Cutlery
Asda removes over 24.5 million plastic forks from salads in a bid to tackle plastic pollution
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Dunkin Switches PS Cups for Paper
Dunkin’ shares progress on key sustainability initiatives and sets goal to open 1,000th DD Green Achievement™ restaurant by the end of 2025.
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Bubble Tea Goes for Mitsubishi BioPBS
Coffee and tea are common beverage products for people nowadays.
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Washington Students Propose Plastic Straw Ban
City Council plans to discuss the issue; no date set yet.
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Starbucks Trials BioPBS Cups
On its journey to develop a more recyclable and compostable hot cup solution by 2022, Starbucks announced today details for in-market testing of a more sustainable cup technology from the NextGen Cup Challenge.
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Starbucks Bans Reusable Cups Because of Coronavirus
Starbucks branches have temporarily banned reusable cups in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Reusable Recyclable Aluminum Cups for Super Bowl
While the focus on the field at Super Bowl LIV will rightfully be the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, an off the field initiative at Hard Rock Stadium could be as impactful, or more, long-term than the final result on the field.
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NextGen Begins Sustainable Cup Pilot in San Francisco
Local cafes join the Consortium’s efforts to advance reusable, recyclable and/or compostable cup solutions in select pilots
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McDonalds and Starbucks Start Reusable Cups Pilot Program
What if coffee cups could be reused instead of thrown out? That’s what Starbucks and McDonald’s are betting on, with both companies contributing to the NextGen Consortium, a group that’s been developing reusable cups to be more gentle on the environment.
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Merlo Coffee To Convert Million Cups Into Compost
Queensland icon, Merlo Coffee, has turned up the heat on its goal of saving more than 3 million Merlo takeaway cups from landfill each year, already diverting more than 37 tonnes of organics in 2019 through its compostables initiative.
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Be Careful with Bamboo Tableware
Fashionable but not trivial, bamboo-based cookware or tableware could release toxic substances into your food.
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The Journey Behind the Sulapac Straw
For startups, a massive product launch is much like running for the Olympics.
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Lavazza and Kotkamills Partner To Produce Cups
Kotkamills, a manufacturer of fully recyclable barrier boards, has signed a significant collaboration agreement with Lavazza Professional.
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Seaweed Straws Leader Supported by Venture Capital
LOLIWARE, the world’s leading seaweed-based material technology company replacing plastics, announced the close of a $6MM financing round, led by prominent NY venture firm Hatzimemos / Libby.
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PLA Straws Take 100s of Years to Naturally Biodegrade
Charleston’s citywide single-use plastic regulations are now in effect, and a local company is selling a new straw to help replace the plastic versions you are used to.
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Biodegradable Cutlery Ecopak in Pakistan
A year ago, Sameed Anis entered the food-packaging business but something just didn’t sit right with his conscience: distributing plastic cutlery.
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Compostable and Wooden Cutlery Worse For the Environment than Plastic
Race to find alternatives leads to rise in items creating more greenhouse gases.
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Plates from Banana Waste
A gastronomy student and agro-industry analyst in Fortaleza, Brazil have developed a biodegradable dish made from banana crop residues.
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Turtle Straws Sold 2 Million Biodegradable Straws
THE founder of a biodegradable drinks straw company has celebrated selling two million straws.
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Ukrainian Startup Launches Bioplastics Straws
Ukrainian startup Yes Straws has launched biodegradable, single-use drinking straws made from cane stems.
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San Francisco Stops Using Disposable Coffee Cups
A new cafe culture is brewing in the San Francisco area, where a growing number of coffee houses are banishing paper to-go cups and replacing them with everything from glass jars to rental mugs and BYO cup policies.
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Vegware Adopts a Polar Bear
A heartfelt Thank You to all Vegware customers who purchased our polar bear Christmas cups this year.
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Blue Bottle Coffee Company Stops Using Plastic and Paper Cups
Blue Bottle is putting an end to its plastic and paper cups, the Oakland company announced Monday.
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The Wincup PHA Phade Straw Video
WinCup President Michael Winters and COO Brad Laporte introduce their “phade” straws, an environmentally-conscious alternative to plastic and paper straws.
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Stora Enso and Sulapac Find First Customers for their Biocomposite Straws
Sulapac and Stora Enso launch a renewable and microplastic-free straw to combat the global problem of plastic waste. The straw has strong usability and works just like a traditional straw. The new straws areavailable to brands and consumers looking for more eco-friendly solutions.
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Oldest Tequila Company Launches Straws Made from Agave
First Family of Tequila Launches “The Agave Project” to continue its development of new technologies and traditional-plastic alternatives using its own agave by-product
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Air New Zealand Trials Edible Coffee Cups
Air New Zealand has begun trialling vanilla-flavoured edible coffee cups for customers in the air in a bid to reduce waste.
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Straws Made From Mango Peel
Biodegradable straw made from mango peel wins first prize in university science fair and offers an eco-friendly solution to the scourge of plastic pollution.
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Eat Your Bowl to Reduce Plastic Pollution says CNN
Food packaging is filling up landfills and polluting our oceans, where materials like plastic and polystyrene can take centuries to decompose.
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Unocup Reinvents the Plastic Cup
In 2015, inspired by the amount of trash brought by our daily coffee consumption, Co-founder Tom Chan came up with an idea for a new paper coffee cup that eliminates plastic lids through a foldable top.
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100% Biodegradable Pasta Straws to Help the Planet
The mythical plastic straw will soon disappear in bars and restaurants. One billion plastic straws are used every day in the world. Most of them end up in the oceans, with disastrous consequences for animals and for the environment as well. A straw, it takes 400 years to decompose.
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California Resident Develops Biodegradable Drinking Cup
Imagine a lightweight travel mug that keeps the original taste of a beverage, with no aftertaste of plastic, metal or cardboard; keeps the temperature of hot or cold liquids better than other containers; isn’t made of toxic materials; and is dishwasher safe.
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Researchers Create First PHA Straws
The Polymers and Advanced Materials Group of the Universitat Jaume I in collaboration with the Laboratory of New Materials and Nanotechnology of the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology of the Spanish Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (IATA-CSIC) have developed, together with the company Ocenic Resins, S.L. a plastic formulation suitable for making straws that…
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Plastic Ban Increase Demand for Biodegradable Cutlery in Jaipur
The growing awareness on single-use plastic and its use has increased the demand for biodegradable disposable cutlery across the city.
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First Coffee Cup Recycling Scheme in Wales
Swansea residents and visitors will see orange bins pop up across the city as the first coffee-cup recycling scheme in Wales launches, thanks to the #InTheLoop campaign.
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NBA Stadiums Start Replacing Plastic Cups with Recyclable Aluminium Cups
Ball Corporation and Kroenke Sports & Entertainment today announced that Ball’s infinitely recyclable aluminum cup will soon be available to visitors at KSE’s Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo.
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Danimer Scientific and UrthPact Launch New Compostable Straw
UrthPact expands line of compostable single-use straws with marine degradable options using Danimer Scientific’s Nodax™ PHA material
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IKEA Israel Removes All Single-Use Plastics Tableware and Bags from Stores
Furniture giant announced last year it was removing all disposable items from its stores, worldwide.
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Indian Company makes Biodegradable Plates From Leaves
Vistaraku, a company based in India, makes biodegradable plates and bowls from the leaves of the Palash tree.
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100% Biodegradable Tableware That Will Turn into Soil in 90 Days
Eco-friendly products that look good and are useful.
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What About Cutlery Made From Grains?
Food blogger reviews grain-based single-use spoon.
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Charging for SUP Coffee Cups Increases Use of Reusable Cups
Selling disposable cups separately instead of offering discounts for reusables can significantly increase the number of people choosing the more sustainable drinks option, a key new study has found.
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Bioplastics Are No Substitute For Reusable Utensils
A few days ago, I found myself armpit-deep in a compost bin on the bottom floor of Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union. I snagged the plastic cup I’d been angling for and flipped it over.
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The 4 Truths of PLA Straws
Whether it be part of legislation or conservation efforts, many brands are switching from plastic to a sustainable alternative, often PLA, without knowing the real truth about the dangers of a PLA straw.
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WinCup Launches New Line of Biodegradable Straws
WinCup is launching a new line of straws and stirrers made from Danimer Scientific’s Nodax polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA).
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The Winners of The Cup Fund of Starbucks
12 Winners of the Cup Fund Chosen to Boost Paper Cup Recycling Across the U.k., Diverting 420 Tonnes of Waste Per Year Innovative Projects Range From City-wide Recycling Schemes to New Approaches for Vending Machines, Retail Centres, Service Stations, Offices and Universities.
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Juice Bar Turns Orange Peels Instantly Into Bioplastic Cups
circular economy is all about designing out waste and pollution. with this in mind, carlo ratti has developed an experimental orange squeezer for eni which 3D-prints a bioplastic cup out of the orange peels. called the feel the peel, this prototype aims to bring circularity to everyday life.
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Scottish Government To Tax Coffee Cups
Three articles to summarise the situation regarding beverage cups in Scotland. Published in chronological order.
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Biodegradable Straws Now Available at County Stores
Aroostook county, Maine – A local grocery store chain is the latest to join the effort to reduce the amount of plastic and styrofoam that ends up in landfills.
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Ikea Will Stop Using Plastic Straws, Cutlery, Plates and Bowls Globally
Ikea has unveiled a new range of plastic-free disposable food service products, which will enable it to begin removing single-use-plastics from its food outlets from September. Ikea serves more than 650 million diners globally every year, many of whom will opt for food or drink in to-go packaging.
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