In case you missed our earlier posts, here's a little refresher on the difference between home and commercial composting. Composting – turning organic waste into nutrient-rich compost – offers a closed-loop, circular economy solution to the waste problem, but knowing what to compost and how to do so is crucial. Read on to find out more about the 'certified home compostable' and 'certified commercially compostable' labels on BioPak packaging. How… Read more

As the fresh produce industry moves to become more sustainable growers, packers and retailers and looking for alternatives to plastic packaging. This is not as simple as it sounds. Produce packaging has to be sturdy to protect the product and help it last longer, it has to be moisture-repellent to withstand the rigours of the cold chain, and it also has to appeal to the customer. Companies like Woolworths, Hydro Produce, Westerway Farms, and Cost… Read more

World Oceans Day on June 8 is a reminder to celebrate and honour our ocean. The oceans support us in so many ways – they give us food and medicinal products, they absorb huge amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere, the animals in them (such as coral reefs) protect our shores, they provide joy, they have inspired countless writers. But our oceans are in danger – from pollution, from overfishing, from rising CO2 concentrations, from introduced species.… Read more

It's the beginning of June, and winter has begun in earnest. It's time to think about the global movement that has inspired more than 250 million people to give up plastic for a month: Plastic Free July.     What is Plastic Free July? By giving up plastic for a month, you can reduce your annual plastic use and even develop ways to use less plastic in future. Plastic Free July is a way for millions of people to be part of the solution to plastic… Read more