Start-up Reuser creates a coffee cup from used vegetable oil
A bioplastic combines leftover cooking and vegetable oil and crop waste, which replaces the often used fossil-fuel-based plastic alternatives.
Singapore butchery to sell cultivated meat in world first
Huber’s will become the first butchery in the world to add a new, locally produced cultivated meat to its display case and bistro menu.
Mars Wrigley Australia’s chocolate bars to be sold in paper-based wrappers
Mars Bar, Snickers and Milky Way will be the first brands to be applied to the locally-created sustainable wrappers in April.
Coles to roll out compostable Secos MyEcoBag packs in 2000 stores nationwide
Secos will introduce a new 36-litre shelf-ready presentation pack and a new 27-litre pack at Coles.
Sustainable shots: 1800 Tequila creates bar to boost awareness of circular waste
“It’s incredible to see how consumer waste – including bread ties and plastic milk bottles – can be turned into entirely new usable products.”
Kiwi start-up releases upcycled products to solve food waste
The company helps to counter one of Aotearoa’s major sources of food waste.
7 plastic-free chewing gum brands to try
There’s a lot to chew when it comes to gum. Here’s a fact: three out of four people worldwide don’t realise chewing gum is made from plastic.
Meliora launches Australia’s first plant-based liquid egg
The egg liquid is sourced from mung bean and fava bean protein isolates.
Packaging made from veggie waste can help reduce Australia’s single-use plastic reliance
The work is being done as the Australian Government’s target for all packaging to be reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025 nears.
Food waste start-up Forkful wins grant to roll out in Melbourne city
Forkful is a digital marketplace connecting local hungry communities with restaurants and grocery stores.
Nestle launches paper-based Nespresso compostable coffee pods
“This is about yet another sustainable choice, without compromising on quality.”
Edible insects: Would you eat crickets as corn chips?
Beyond being edible, bugs can actually – surprisingly, excitingly – be delicious…
Brownes switches to ocean-bound plastic for its dairy packaging
Brownes claims its move will save some 2.7 million virgin plastic tubs from being produced each year.
8 plant-based alt-meat brands you can find in New Zealand supermarkets
We’re sharing a list of plant-based alt-meat brands you can find easily in New Zealand supermarkets…
Lasers can now add produce branding to fruits without labels or packaging
The company has partnered with EcoMark and Macsa – two global companies in the coding and marking space – to develop a new technique with zero ink and zero label cost.