compostable
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Study: Biopackaging holds promise for eco-friendly bottles
Compostable bottles present an increasingly attractive alternative to recycled PET for beverage companies, according to a new Drinks Biopackaging report from Zenith International. Biopackaging use in the combined markets of West Europe and North A…
compostable | 09 March 2011
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Cereplast, ColorTec to bring bioplastics to Southern Italy and Slovenia
Cereplast, a manufacturer of proprietary bio-based, compostable and sustainable plastics, said it has entered into a distribution agreement with Italy-based ColorTec to supply bioplastic resin to the Southern Italian and Slovenian markets. Manufa…
compostable | 11 February 2011
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Natural snacks packed in high barrier Natureflex film
Innovia Films' high barrier compostable cellulose-based material, NatureFlex NK, has been chosen by organic food wholesaler, Infinity Foods, to wrap its range of snack packs. Transparent NatureFlex NK was launched in 2008 and offers compostability…
compostable | 27 December 2010
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KEE Plastics debuts biodegradable piping bag
KEE Plastics introduces a biodegradable and compostable piping bag made from FKuR’s bioresins. The company has developed a multi-layer biofilm bag that combines mechanical properties with a perfect grip. “Using a highly viscous paste is tricky…
compostable | 25 June 2010
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SunChips introduces fully compostable chip bag
On the eve of Earth Month in March, the SunChips brand officially introduces the world's first 100% compostable chip bag at an event in Los Angeles, along with details about a new national consumer education effort to encourage composting and greener…
compostable | 06 April 2010
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New biodegradable and home-compostable printed laminate
A technical team at Ultimate Packaging says it has produced a world first environmentally-friendly product as part of a joint venture with Innovia Films and Sun Chemical. Staff at the North East Lincolnshire-based company says the Ultigreen is bi…
compostable | 17 November 2009
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Green cutlery
Green is the new black. From green factories, green ingredients, green food and now, green cutlery, manufacturers are chipping in to do their bit for the environment. The latest application is using Innovia Films’ biodegradable and compostable mat…
compostable | 01 July 2009
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Biodegradable cutlery sets wrapped in compostable Natureflex film
Innovia Films’ biodegradable and compostable material, NatureFlex NE30, has been chosen to flow-wrap Vegware’s natural starch cutlery sets. The NatureFlex film begins life as a natural product – wood – and breaks down at the end of its lifecycle i…
compostable | 24 June 2009
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Natureflex receives approval from UK consumer body
In the May 2009 edition of the Which? gardening magazine, five compostable materials, used in supermarket packaging, were tested using a home compost bin in the usual way - filled with garden waste and turned at two and four month intervals. Obser…
compostable | 21 May 2009
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Nutrition bars wrapped in compostable Natureflex film
Innovia Films’ biodegradable and compostable flexible material, NatureFlex has been chosen for a new range of organic, mostly raw nutrition bars produced in the US. Based in San Diego, California, the GoodOnYa concept was founded by former Olympic…
compostable | 02 March 2009
