Ever wondered what to do with that pizza you can’t quite finish? This video shows how existing packaging, with some simple but clever design features, could be used to store the left-overs.
Fun, but it has a serious point. We’ve reported before the high levels of food wasted in high income countries by us, the consumers (Read: Nurturing our Food).
We are sometimes asked if the recycing of Pizza boxes is in any way affected by the grease and food, such as cheese, left in them after use.
We have a definitive answer to this question. In Europe pizza boxes are most certainly recyclable and recycled. There is absolutely no problem in the paper mills where the recycling takes place. Food residues left over after use of the boxes by consumers are eliminated easily.
I’ve been in the corrugated packaging world for just over eight years and it's a fantastic industry. We have a great story to tell, from which we want to share...