Introduction to Bioplastic for Packaging
Avishag Seligman
Saturday, 1 December 2018
TIPA, an Israeli startup co-founded in 2010 by Daphna Nissenbaum, develops and produces fully compostable flexible packaging using breakthrough technology. TIPA offers viable solutions for the replacement of conventional flexible plastic. Their products cover a wide array of applications from fresh produce to apparel, and ensure requirements are met in terms of durability, transparency and print. The packaging emulates conventional plastic with a certified fully compostable end-of-life, undergoing the same degradation process as organic matter. TIPA is a company tackling the plastic issue head-on, with a preventative solution to end conventional flexible plastic accumulation and pollution.
Here we learn more about TIPA's mission and products with the Marketing Manager Avishag Seligman, and the Content Manager Sarah Winkler.
In this video you'll learn:
- The history of plastic and the plastic problem today
- Misconceptions about plastic recycling
- What is composting, and how to compost TIPA products
- Worldwide packaging changes in regulation and legislation
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