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Do you own/work in a food truck? Would you like your food truck to be more successful? We generally define a food truck business as a market stall on wheels producing street food on the go. A ...
It's Time to Think About Plastic Free July (Post)It's the beginning of June, and winter has begun in earnest. It's time to think about the global movement that has inspired more than 250 million people to give up plastic for a month: Plastic Free J ...
COVID-19 and the Circular Economy (Post)The Resource Crisis Currently, the world is consuming resources at almost twice the speed that the planet can replenish them. The world is facing a resource crisis. Due to rapid population growt ...
Answering some FAQs (Post)Got unanswered questions? Read on! Read below to see some of our FAQs answered. Is your paper sourced from managed plantations? All our paper is sourced from managed plantations. Paper is source ...
Calculate Your Plastic Footprint (Post)Your plastic footprint isn't confined to packaging at grocery stores and the lining on your takeaway coffee cup. You can calculate your plastic footprint and the plastic footprint of your business us ...
Hot Tips for Food Truck Owners (Post)Do you own/work in a food truck? Would you like your food truck to be more successful?We generally define a food truck business as a market stall on wheels producing street food on the go. A small bu ...
Common Questions Answered (Post)Here, we answer any questions you might have about our products. Are BioPak Products Reusable? Our reusable BYO cups are; however, nothing else that we sell is designed to be reused. What is C ...
Revisiting Eco-Materials (Post)So many different plant-based products are floating around the market. But how do you know what you’re actually using, and why you should use one over the other? Here we provide brief profiles for se ...
Us and the Government: A Circular Economy (Post)The circular economy can help us out of the resource crisis. But what can we do to get there? We talk about the circular economy a lot. But what can each of us, as individuals, do to get there – and ...
Eco Materials: Which Should I Use? (Post)So many different plant-based ‘plastics’ are floating around the market. But how do you know what you’re actually using, and why you should use one over the other? Here we provide brief profiles for ...
3 Ways to Avoid Greenwashing (Post)Greenwashing is a term used to describe companies or brands who spend more time and money on advertising their environmental credentials than they do on upholding their credentials. This means tha ...
Interview with the Owner (Post)How did you get Involved in the Industry?I had been working various roles in hospitality throughout my university years and was actually still working in a cafe part-time as a waiter and cook w ...
What Will You Do for Plastic Free July? (Post)Can you go plastic-free for 31 days? More than 250 million people in 177 countries have taken part in Plastic Free July. From 1 to 31 July, people around the world give up single-use plastics and dev ...
We Love Single-Use Plastic Bans (Post)We support the single-use plastic bans that are being discussed and enforced around the world. Their goal is to reduce plastic pollution and the unsustainable use of fossil fuel to make packaging. Si ...
The Person Behind Planet Friendly Packaging (Post)James started Planet Friendly Packaging in 2013, and has years of experience working in hospitality. Get to know James Wilkinson, owner of Planet Friendly Packaging. How Did You Get Involved in ...
BioPak Recognised with Woolworths Sustainability Award (Post)BioPak was recently awarded the Woolworths Sustainability Supplier of the Year. On November 19, 2019, Woolworths awarded BioPak the prestigious Sustainability Supplier of the Year, in recognition of ...
Hobart, the First City in Australia to Ban ALL Single Use Plastics (Post)In a nation-wide first, Hobart City Coucil is the first capital city in Australia to ban all single-use plastic food packaging! From 1 July 2021 reusable or compostable packaging alternatives wi ...
Plastic Free Airlines: What is Stopping Us? (Post)On December 2017, the first plastic-free flight took to the skies. Hi Fly, a company that wet leases aircraft in Portugal and Malta, replaced all plastic cutlery and containers with bamboo and other ...
Why Is Your Choice of Packaging So Important for Your Business? (Post)Your choice of packaging is just as important as your choice in coffee beans/machines, barista's, menu ingredients, chef's, staff, decor and business name. What is it so important?All of t ...
The Five Keys to a Circular Business (Post)The circular economy paradigm has been gaining traction recently, especially as the pandemic has revealed the vulnerability and challenges of a disrupted global supply chain. Today, many businesses a ...
July 1, 2021 - QLD's Single-Use Plastics Ban (Post)A parliamentary committee in Queensland has given the go-ahead for the proposal to ban disposable plastic straws, plates, and cutlery. This means they are one step closer to passing parliament. ...
The 'Blue Planet Effect' and your Cafe (Post)A common narrative is that increasing education and awareness around environmental issues, such as plastic pollution, will cause people to change their behaviour. But this is not necessarily the trut ...
Back to Business - Why Sustainability Still Matters (Post)As the world isolated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, food delivery companies such as UberEats and Deliveroo experienced an unprecedented surge. Restaurants that were once dine-in only turned t ...
World Oceans Day and What it Means (Post)World Oceans Day on June 8 is a reminder to celebrate and honour our ocean. The oceans support us in so many ways – they give us food and medicinal products, they absorb huge amounts of CO2 from the ...
A Beginner's Guide to Sustainable Packaging (Post)Sometimes our understanding of what sustainable packaging is and why it's important can get confused in all the detail around the minutia. So here is your beginner's guide to sustainable packaging, s ...
The Guilt of UberEats (Post)Why using better packaging will get you more return customers in this crazy new world of food deliveries. UberEats guilt, it's a real and valid thing right? Speaking from experience, that feeling of ...
Bioplastics vs Conventional Plastics - A Refresher (Post)Determining what products are truly sustainable and why can be very difficult. Here, we give a short refresher on why bioplastics are better than conventional plastics. Bioplastics Bioplastics come ...
Canberra Businesses Reduce Landfill with BioPak (Post)In exciting news from around the country, BioPak has partnered with Canberra waste management company Goterra to bring the BioPak Compost Service to the capital city. This will allow Canberra busines ...
Tips and Tricks for Coffee Shop Owners (Post)Coffee shops are a staple in many communities, offering a place for people to gather, socialise, and enjoy a warm beverage. In today's fast-paced world, coffee shops have become more than just a plac ...
Tree Planting (Page)Planet Friendly Packaging provides simple and cost effective biodegradable packaging solutions for food and beverage service. We offer eco-friendly alternatives to traditional products designed to im ...