Factsheet: Palm leaf in food packaging
Palm leaf is gaining popularity as an alternative material in food packaging. But what exactly is it, and how can it benefit your food packaging needs? Your questions answered.
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 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.
Certifications
Did you know there are now more than 400 different certifications in sustainability, each with a different meaning?
Your guide to Single-Use Plastics Directive for your foodservice business
Your practical guide to the EU’s Single-Use Plastics Directive. Learn what food packaging and cutlery are banned, what’s restricted, and what alternatives are available that comply with the continued roll-out of the Directive.
How do you choose the most sustainable packaging?
What do you need to consider when choosing the best food packaging for your business and the planet? We cover the 4 most important things to think about.
Understanding the life cycle of packaging
What are the life cycle stages involved in packaging, and why are they important? This article explores the stages involved in producing, using and disposing packaging.
Why ‘biodegradable’ is a misleading term, and what to look for instead
Biodegradable products might sound like a sustainable choice – but the truth behind the buzzword is more complex.
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?
