London Bio Packaging

14 million takeaway meals were consumed over the course of the games, meaning that the Olympic organisers were expecting to have 8 and half thousand tons going to landfill. London Bio Packaging supplied a hundred and twenty million pieces of packaging, which were responsibily made and disposed of, meaning that the Olympic games produced zero waste.

The companies 'closed loop' system has been put in place so that you can use their packaging without generating any waste. London Bio Packaging works with partners so that to ensure all their packaging is collected and either recycled or composted. The have various stages to ensure this:

1. Supply. The company will supply companies with packaging that can be recycled or composted. 
2. Dispose. 
3. Collect. LBP arranges to collect your waste.
4. Process. All the waste is taken to the correct facility where it is recycled or composted. 
5. Re-use. The composted material is used for agriculture to help grow new groups, while what has been recycled goes on to be made into new products.

See more details here: http://www.londonbiopackaging.com/our-services/closing-the-loop/

London Bio Packaging uses a range of different materials, including bio plastics. Bio plastics are made from plants and behave in a similar way to conventional plastics. However, they are renewable, meaning that the carbon footprint of bio plastics are much lower. It explains on their website that manufacturing bio plastics "produces 60 percent less greenhouse gases and uses 50 percent less non-renewable energy than traditional plastics like PET." 

PSM stands for Plant Starch Material and it is a flexible bio-based packaging material. Since this material is heart resistant, it is suitable for packaging hot foods. It is made from renewable crops, such as potatoes or corn.  

Sugar Bagasse, meanwhile, is the waste material produced once sugar cane has been harvested, making it a renewable resource, while it is also naturally compostable. This is packaging which is also suitable for hot for containers, as it is heat resistant and can be microwaveable. 

Wholeleaf products have no pulp or starch, while the palm leaf varies in thickness from 2 to 4 mm. These products, made from palm leaf, are compostable, biodegradable, stylish, tough and heat resistant.