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TWO IN FIVE BRITS THINK IT’S OKAY TO CHUCK SMALL COFFEE PODS IN THE BIN, WITH 29,000 BEING SENT TO LANDFILL EACH MINUTE

23 May 2022
Bio-based, Recyclability

2 in 5 Brits believe that coffee pods do not need to be disposed of ethically due to their small size In fact, more than a third (34%) of single-use coffee…Read more →

A Triumph over Single-Use-Plastic: Leading Australian Produce Supplier R&R Smith Adopt Certified Home Compostable Packs for Organic Apples

10 May 2022
Bio-based, Headlines

Leading Australian supplier of organic apples, R&R Smith has announced its adoption of TIPA’s home compostable bags to package 1.5kg bags of Pink Lady and Royal Gala apples. This positions…Read more →

Max Solutions, Inc. and PaperFoam BV Announce Partnership

14 April 2022
Bio-based

Max Solutions, Inc., a differentiated specialty packaging platform founded by industry veterans Marc Shore and Dennis Kaltman, announced today the formation of a joint venture with PaperFoam BV. The joint…Read more →

Cassava Bags Australia launches world’s first truly biodegradable single-use bag and liner products

11 February 2022
Bio-based, Headlines

The ground breaking non-toxic products are 100 percent plastic-free, won’t break down into micro plastics and will never leave behind any plastic footprint on the earth. According to Bruce Delarossi,…Read more →

Danimer Scientific and TotalEnergies Corbion supporting sustainable alternatives to traditional plastic

25 January 2022
Bio-based

Danimer Scientific, Inc. and TotalEnergies Corbion, both leading bioplastics companies focused on the development and production of biodegradable materials, have entered a long-term collaborative arrangement for the supply of Luminy®…Read more →

TIPA raises $70m (£51m) in latest funding round

24 January 2022
Bio-based

Compostable packaging company TIPA has raised $70m as part of its growth phase and is expected to further expand its operations. The Israel-headquartered firm is looking to launch new products…Read more →

Woola raises €2.5M seed led by Future Ventures to replace bubble wrap with wool

24 January 2022
Bio-based, Headlines

Some 55 billion parcels are shipped in bubble wrap every year. Plastic bubble wrap is reliant on fossil fuels and 98% of plastic packaging is single-use. You can imagine the…Read more →

Airlaid paper – a sustainable alternative to cardboard or plastic packaging

19 January 2022
Bio-based

Danish company CAMPEN Machinery has successfully developed a technology, where waste fibers or other natural fiber based waste products in can be used in the airlaid process to make a…Read more →

World’s First Biodegradable, Patent Pending, EcoWrap® Stretch Film, Received TUV Austria’s OK Compost Certificate!

3 January 2022
Bio-based, Headlines

Cortec® Corporation is very excited to receive industrial compostability certification of it’s Eco Wrap® stretch film! Cortec® received the ‘OK compost INDUSTRIAL’ certificate from TÜV Austria on November 24th. This…Read more →

NEW POLL: AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC CALLS FOR COMPOSTABLE PACKAGING, NOT PLASTIC

9 December 2021
Bio-based

LANDMARK new poll reveals 85 percent of the Australian public believe more food should be wrapped in compostable packaging as an alternative to plastic, and 44 percent would pay more…Read more →

Celebrating 85 years of twistwrapping!

7 December 2021
Bio-based, Headlines

A lifetime of wrapping sweets, with an end of life to help the future As 2021 draws to a close, Futamura is celebrating a significant milestone in the history of…Read more →

SCOTCH & SODA PARTNERS WITH TIPA® AND INTEGRATES COMPOSTABLE PACKAGING IN ITS SUPPLY CHAIN

3 December 2021
Bio-based

The brand commits to replace one million polybags by mid-2022. In honour of World Soil Day, Amsterdam-based fashion brand Scotch & Soda announces its partnership with TIPA®, a company that…Read more →