Eco Packaging: The Most Demanding Clean Technology in Food Packaging Industry

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Sainsburys, a waste prompted UK grocery chain, has announced its plans to send all its food waste to biomass stations by the end of the summer in order to produce renewable energy. A number of other companies have started trying to extend the shelf lives of foods, decrease the dependency on petroleum-based plastics bags & packages, and reduce landfill waste, through the use of technologies like nanoparticles, bioplastics, recycled materials, and improved barriers. Also read Active & Intelligent Packaging: Innovations in Food Packaging Industry.

According to Hakan Grubb, CEO of Sweden-based Xylophane, “The need for sustainable packaging is obvious. It’s a regulatory requirement in some places, but we also see consumer demand for it.” Xylophane have developed a barrier material for packaging that decreases food waste by enhancing shelf lives

[fairy]

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