Notpla Magazine

In a visit to Notpla's headquarters, Prince William, the Founder of The Earthshot Prize, discovered how Notpla has grown in the six months since winning the prestigious sustainability award.

You may have come across the terms ‘dispersion’, ‘aqueous’ or even ‘water-based’ coating. Are you aware of what these terms actually mean, what the process involves, and how it affects the environment when we dispose of these packaging items?

We had the pleasure of interviewing Maisy – team leader at the Hive Beach Company – recently to better understand the role that Notpla takeaway boxes are playing in their business.

Compostable packaging is packaging that biodegrades in a specific amount of time, in particular conditions. It is ideal for packaging that does not need to last long, such as single-use packaging. When you are composting, you are recycling organic material in a way that mimics nature. At Notpla, one of our core values is replicating what nature does best, so our products are 100% home compostable! But do you know what compostable means? What are the different compostable packaging materials, and are they all sustainable solutions for the planet?

Are you trying to achieve a sustainable lifestyle? Checking labels to make sure the product you are about to buy can be recycled? You rock! And when the product is labelled as biodegradable, you are assuming that it should be good for the planet, right? But is it? What does "biodegradable" mean? We have gathered our technical and sustainability experts to demystify this misleading word.

We're thrilled to be one of the Grand Prize winners of TOM FORD Plastic Innovation Prize, the first global competition focused on catalysing scalable and biologically degradable alternatives to conventional plastic polybags made from fossil fuel or biofuel feedstocks.

Plastic is one of the most popular, versatile and abundant materials today. The miracle of plastic is its ability to solve many design problems, from durability to hygiene or flexibility. However, its beneficial properties are also its flaws. As plastic has become the answer to every logistical problem, from construction to packaging, the industry has grown tenfold. Join us as we dive deeper into the shadowy waters, and examine the latest research on the hidden cost of plastic to our society, environment and economy.