{"id":60191,"date":"2019-02-01T07:32:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T06:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=60191"},"modified":"2019-01-29T12:53:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T11:53:39","slug":"uk-based-vegware-expands-composting-collection-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/uk-based-vegware-expands-composting-collection-service\/","title":{"rendered":"UK-based Vegware expands composting collection service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-60192 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wImage.php_2.jpg\" alt=\"wImage.php\" width=\"240\" height=\"133\" \/>Last December, compostable catering disposables manufacturer and BBIA member Vegware <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vegware.com\/news\/2018\/12\/13\/composting-collective-a-collective-solution-for-vegware-on-the-go\/\" target=\"_blank\">launched the Composting Collective<\/a>, its bring-back scheme to capture used takeaway Vegware for composting. The Composting Collective is a network of local cafes which accept Vegware packaging for composting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Takeaway is an integral part of consumers\u2019 lifestyles, yet on-the-go recycling is known to be challenging. However, more and more Vegware clients are composting disposables. The new Composting Collective allows consumers to return their takeaway packaging to any bring-back bin for composting, even if it was bought elsewhere. Members showcase their participation with window stickers and in-caf\u00e9 posters. The scheme also aims to encourage people to visit independent caf\u00e9s over high-street chains.<\/p>\n<p>Vegware also runs a Close the Loop trade collections service that it launched in Scotland in 2017. Under this scheme, used compostable Vegware disposables are collected from food businesses, caf\u00e9s, offices, schools and universities for industrial composting to be turned into compost for use in UK fields. The company has now announced plans to extend its composting collection service to Bristol, allowing the city\u2019s food businesses to \u2018close the loop\u2019. Gloucestershire and Worcestershire are set to follow.<\/p>\n<p>The University of the West of England (UWE) has already signed up to Bristol\u2019s Close the Loop, in response to concerns from their 33,000 student and staff body. Now, used Vegware from the main student restaurant at UWE\u2019s Frenchay campus is turned into compost for Gloucestershire farmers. UWE\u2019s Sustainable Projects Officer Eddy Piper says: \u201cWe are pleased to have found a way to reduce the impact of our single-use packaging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA), of which Vegware is an active member, represents companies involved in the production of biodegradable polymers and finished products. Its members\u2019 activities span a wide range of sectors and applications.BBIA aims to develop the circular bioeconomy in the UK, promoting markets and production of bio-based and biodegradable chemicals, their transformation into consumer and other products and materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last December, compostable catering disposables manufacturer and BBIA member Vegware launched the Composting Collective, its bring-back scheme to capture used takeaway Vegware for composting. The Composting Collective is a network of local cafes which accept Vegware packaging for composting. Takeaway is an integral part of consumers\u2019 lifestyles, yet on-the-go recycling is known to be challenging. 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