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Lamb Weston's Alexia Frozen Potatoes Switch to Sustainable Biomaterial Packaging

April 19, 2021

Two Lamb Weston Alexia brand frozen potato products will now use corn and potato starch in their packaging. The biodegradable bags are partially made of potato starches, a byproduct of producing French fries, and will be identified with a label on the front of the package indicating it is partially made from plants.

Researchers find packaging made from banana plants an a-peeling alternative

Depending on the intended thickness, the material could be used in a number of different formats in food packaging.

December 11, 2019

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Two researchers at UNSW Sydney, Australia, discovered a novel way to turn banana plantation waste into packaging material that is not only biodegradable, but also recyclable.

Study: Food, beverage market account for more than 30% market share of biodegradable packaging market

Leading players in the biodegradable packaging market are adopting strategies to acquire their smaller rivals to consolidate a stronger position in the packaging sector.

January 14, 2019

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The biodegradable packaging market witnessed moderate growth 2013-2017, and the status quo is envisaged to prevail over the period of forecast 2018-2028, according to a new report released by Fact.MR, Rockville, Md.

Purdue University researchers develop biodegradable films from cellulose

The production process preserves the strength and biodegradability of cellulose while rendering it transparent and flexible.

June 17, 2016

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Researchers from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., developed tough, flexible, biodegradable films from cellulose—the main component of plant cell walls—for food packaging.

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Lamb Weston's Alexia Frozen Potatoes Switch to Sustainable Biomaterial Packaging

Researchers find packaging made from banana plants an a-peeling alternative

Study: Food, beverage market account for more than 30% market share of biodegradable packaging market

Purdue University researchers develop biodegradable films from cellulose

Package preference: biodegradable over recycling?

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