An October 24, 2022 Volvo news release https://www.volvogroup.com/en/news-and-media/news/2022/oct/news-4381055.html advises that “... the long-term effects of … plastic pollution … are still largely unknown … microplastics in the marine environment are spread in the food chains, and intensive research is underway on environmental effects and how to prevent the spread of plastic waste through legislation and changes in design, production and disposal … Three scientists, Richard Thompson, Tamara Galloway, and Penelope Lindeque, that have conducted ground-breaking research in understanding the impact of microplastics on humans and the environment are this year's laureates of the Volvo Environment Prize …” #MicroPlastics #PlasticWaste #SingleUsePlastic @VolvoGroup
Animal Digestible Food Packaging Initiative
Our reason-for-being/goal/purpose/objective/intent is to convince/inspire/persuade/encourage the food processing industry to establish and fund a public private partnership for the discovery of new food packaging materials that would be digestible by animals (farm animals as well as ubiquitous microbes).
