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Eat and Drink Biodegradable Sandwich Packaging | Biodegradable Sandwich Packaging |
| Written by Ecotivity | |
 Many
office workers now choose the convenience of a pre packaged sandwich for their
lunchtime snack, but the thousands of tons of plastic packaging that wraps all
these butties makes a major contribution to the two million tonnes of waste
that the food and drinks industry generates annually.
But at last the first sparks of a packaging revolution are in sight; the Foo-go sandwich brand uses packaging that is completely bio-degradable, with even the see-through bits made from corn starch, meaning that in a couple of weeks of enjoying your lunchtime snack, the wrapper has disappeared into the soil. What?s more, Foo-go state that they always try to source locally produced ingredients for their sandwiches. But it?s not just the smaller players looking for a unique selling point that are changing the way that the package their goods. Even the bigger players are starting to realize that green consumerism will generate a lot of custom so can see the need to change the way they package goods. Marks and Spencer, who hold the biggest of the UK's market share of pre-prepared sandwiches, are now working closely with recycling group, closed loop London , to replace 1,500 tonnes of plastic in their packaging with recycled plastic, with the plastic used in their sandwich packaging being replaced with a clear film made from corn starch.           Tags: packaging biodegradable waste plastic packaging |
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