#notoplasticpackaging

California Bill Would Require New Label With Polyester Pollution Warning

I first discovered the impact of mixed fiber clothing on the planet when I was studying for my Masters degree in Fashion & The Environment at the London College of Fashion between 2011-2013. It seems it as taken along time for the media to pick up on what scientists had discovered, that in all the oceans around the world there microplastics due to the laundering of mixed fibre garments. On…

Packaging Food With Food to Reduce Waste

For the environmentally conscious eater, they are among the most inconvenient truths: Too much food goes to waste. Too much packaging comes with the food. And too much of the packaging is made to last for ages.

Now there may be a single answer to all three problems: using excess food to make the packaging.

A growing number of entrepreneurs and researchers are working to turn foods like mushrooms,…