A key supplier of sustainable products to Bunzl Catering Supplies and Tri-Star Packaging has received a royal visit following its success in winning a major sustainability award.
In December Notpla Limited were awarded the prestigious Earthshot prize in the Build a Waste Free World category. The Earthshot prize is designed to find and grow the solutions that will repair our planet this decade.
The visit was made by His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales who is the founder and President of the Earthshot prize and allowed him to learn more about Notpla’s innovative seaweed-coating for food takeaway boxes as well as meeting key distribution partners like Bunzl. Both Bunzl Catering Supplies and Tri-Star Packaging have been supplying Notpla seaweed-coated food takeaway boxes for almost 2 years now as part of their ‘Sustainable Future’ programme which aims to provide customers with more sustainable alternatives to traditional food packaging products.
The special lining made from seaweed replaces the usual plastic coating on foodservice products. Unlike PLA and other bioplastics, Notpla’s coating does not require specific recycling pathways or specialised industrial composting equipment to degrade. It takes less than six weeks for it to completely decompose in a home composting environment.
In recognition of the award Notpla’s seaweed-coated takeaway boxes will now feature the Earthshot prize logo.
Tri-Star’s Managing Director Steve Norris attended the visit and met the Prince of Wales to underline Bunzl’s commitment to working in partnership with Notpla and promoting this important and innovative range of sustainable products to its customers.
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