Category: Foodware
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Coca-Cola is Against Reusable Cups
An email sent by Coca-Cola to the Belgian Government was leaked in the press. Coca-Cola seems to be against using reusable cups at music festivals.
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The McDonalds Straws Fiasco
MCDONALD’S new “eco-friendly” paper straws cannot be recycled.
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Edible Rice Bioplastics Straws
In efforts to solve the world’s plastic waste problem, a Malaysian company called Mistraws Manufacturing Sdn Bhd has created edible rice straws.
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Swedish Government To Ban Plastic Cups
Sweden’s government wants to look into a ban on plastic cups and food containers, going a step further the EU directive on single-use plastics, the Minister for the Environment has said.
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The Inventor of Paper Straws Goes Bioplastics
Straw maker Stone Straw fights back with bioplastic straws.
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Enviroware Paper Straws Receive Vegetarian Society Approval
We’re pleased to announce that our Paper Straws have recently been approved by the Vegetarian Society and now proudly hold the Vegetarian trademark! So you can rest assured the next time you take a sip from our paper straws, that they are free from animal and marine products, as well as being a recyclable alternative…
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Bioplastic Tableware Made From Discarded Eggs
German designer Basse Stittgen aims to address the issue of global food waste and overconsumption with a series of tableware objects made solely from out-of-date eggs.
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Compostable Cup Sales Soar, but Greens Say is it Enough?
Packaging that breaks down to compost sounds like a no-brainer, but there is opposition
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Vietnamese Man Makes Biodegradable Straws From Wild Grass
Each year, there is a staggering 8 million tons of plastic finding its way into our oceans. Among these are the plastic straws that are used daily. The United States alone uses and discards about 500 million plastic straws each day, and this impacts our Earth in a huge way.
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Biodegradable 3D-printed Mugs Made From Fruit Waste
Biodegradable 3D-printed mugs made from fruit waste. Coffee cups are being grown from fruit by a design company in a bid to cut down on plastic waste.
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Green Science Alliance Makes Biodegradable Cutlery Using Plastic Waste
Improperly discarded plastic poses a monumental threat to our environment and, specifically, our oceans. In an effort to curb plastic use, many companies are working to develop alternatives to plastics including biodegradable and bioplastic options. Green Science Alliance is one of them.
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An Edible Straw Made of Seaweed Could Soon Replace Polluting Plastic Straws
Loliware, an edible bioplastics company, launched a seaweed straw that dissolves over time as a replacement for plastic straws.
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Stora Enso and Sulapac Launch Biodegradable Straws
The straws are made from Sulapac’s bio-composite material made of wood and natural binders. The material is designed to be recycled through industrial composting and is biodegrade in the marine environment.
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Bioplastics Replaces Polystyrene in Jamaica
Jamaican Government bans single use plastics and polystyrene and packaging leader starts with bioplastics
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Bioplastics Straws Win Award
Taiwanese company won a gold medal and a special jury prize at the first Concours Lépine Méditerranéen in France for the design and production of biodegradable straws made from sugarcane fiber and PLA.
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Singapore Biodegradable Straw Company Gets US$13m Funding
RWDC Industries obtains US$13 million by venture capital firms Vickers Venture Partners and WI Harper Group.
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The Future of Plastic Cutlery: Bioplastics vs Plastic
Many single use plastic items could soon be banned in the EU by the future “EU Directive on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment”.
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Mitsubishi Chemical and PTT Create a New Bioplastic for Straws
Mitsubishi Chemical and PTT combine two types of biodegradable plastic to create a new material.
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How Starbucks Will Profit on Sustainability
Starbucks will impose a 5p “latte levy” on every single use paper cup across their 950 UK stores starting on July 26th.
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Bioplastics Straws Made from Avocado
Plastic straws can be replaced by bioplastics straws made from advocado.
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