Factsheet: Palm leaf
What actually is palm leaf as a packaging material and how can you apply it to your food packaging and tableware? Your questions answered.
Can alternative packaging materials harm food security?
Those of us in the food packaging industry must examine whether the shift to alternative materials like bioplastics and bagasse diverts potential food sources further away from those who need them the most. We explore this topic on World Food Day 2021.
Factsheet: What’s PLA and why do we use it for food packaging?
When it comes to bioplastics, PLA leads the pack. Here’s all you need to know about this handy material and its place in food packaging.
Factsheet: What is bagasse, and why do we use it for food packaging?
A grease-proof, heat-resistant and freezable by-product of renewable and fast-growing sugar cane. Read on to find out more about bagasse and its place in the future of food packaging and tableware.
What’s rPET and why do we use it for food packaging?
Factsheet: Everything you need to know about rPET (recycled PET) and its use in food packaging
Factsheet: Everything you need to know about bamboo as food packaging
We all know bamboo as panda food, but how about as a food packaging and tableware material? Let’s take a look at the FAQs around bamboo.
Factsheet: What are plastics & do they have a role in a sustainable future?
Plastic has got a bad reputation. But it also has many practical properties. Sometimes, these properties can even help us be more sustainable, providing we are careful with the material’s disposal and reuse. Discover how this works.
Pioneering plastics: Q&A spanning bioplastics to oxo-degradables
Sometimes it feels like there are too many plastic types for consumers to fully comprehend. Verive’s guide to relevant varieties – spanning recycled plastics, oxo-degradables, and bioplastics – provides key definitions from the plastics packaging market.
What is PFOA and why is it banned in Europe?
PFAS, PFOA… terms like these are mentioned a lot in relation to the safety of food packaging, but what do they actually mean? And what do they mean for human health?
Certifications
Did you know there are now more than 400 different certifications in sustainability, each with a different meaning?
