As deli businesses and consumers prioritize sustainability, the demand for recyclable and biodegradable paper is growing. This shift is driven by environmental concerns, regulatory requirements, and a commitment to sustainability, which collectively aim to reduce the environmental impact of packaging materials. …
In a major shift in its product portfolio, WinCup, a leading national manufacturer of disposable foodservice products, has announced it will transition its core traditional products, including foam cups, food containers, bowls, lids, and polypropylene straws, to its Vio® biodegradable* technology platform. …
The planet is free from 1 billion petroleum-based plastic straws thanks to being replaced by phade®, the world’s first marine biodegradable, home and industrial compostable drinking straw. WinCup Inc., phade’s® manufacturer, announced today that the company has sold 1 billion phade® straws, enough to reach halfway to the moon if lined up end to end. With customers’ help, the company now aspires to “reach the moon” and beyond as it works to replace billions of traditional plastic straws. …
WinCup, Inc., announced that it was partnering with the New York Yankees and Legends Hospitality to provide its phade® straw — an ecologically preferable non-petroleum, non-forest-based bio-plastic product — to concessions stands at Yankee Stadium. …
The video and report are the result of a project conducted by Keypoint Intelligence, a product testing firm, that involved placing phade® in two unique saltwater tank environments and monitoring the biodegradation process. While petroleum-based plastic straws are estimated to take at least 200 years to biodegrade, this project showed that phade®, made with PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate), a substrate derived from the fermentation of canola oil, achieved complete biodegradation in just 58 days. …
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