Tag: biodegradable

Biodegradable Lucozade Sport capsules offer refreshing choice to gym goers

Stuart Mitchell

Gym goers in London today are being given a refreshing glimpse into the potential future of sustainable, plastic-free gym hydration. Members at David Lloyd Hampton, South West London, will be the first to try out a new vending machine dispensing edible capsules of Lucozade Sport, thanks to a government- backed innovation project between Lucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) and sustainable packaging firm Notpla. The 30ml capsules, called Oohos, are made from an edible membrane. They create a way to deliver the great taste of Lucozade Sport in a plastic-free form that…

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First 100% biodegradable PG tips tea bags in stores

Stuart Mitchell

PG tips tea bags will be made with new plant-based material that is 100% renewable and biodegradable. PG tips tea bags will be made with new plant-based material that is 100% renewable and biodegradable The first run of tea bags made with the new material are ready to hit the shelves from next week PG tips working to make all tea bags from 100% plant based material by the end of the year Today PG tips is announcing the latest step in its journey to improve the impact of products…

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The New ‘Green’ Tea: Co-op Brews Up Solution To Plastic Tea Bags

Stuart Mitchell

The Co-op is brewing up a fully biodegradable paper tea bag, making it the first retailer to find a solution to the problem of plastic waste caused by the nation’s favourite beverage. The convenience retailer’s famous own-brand 99 tea will be developed without polypropylene, which is an industry-wide method used to enable teabags to hold their shape. The move could save nine tonnes of plastic every year from being dumped into household rubbish and compost collections. The Co-op, which sells around 4.6 million boxes of tea annually (around 367 million…

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