For years, Fresh Harvest has been sourcing and delivering local produce to customers around Atlanta, Georgia, reducing fuel emissions, supporting local farmers, and supplying clients with tasty and fresh fruits and vegetables. "Fresh Harvest is just one of many companies around the world that has turned to TIPA's compostable packaging to meet the goals of reducing waste and becoming more sustainable while also offering a safely wrapped and fresh product," says Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO and co-founder of TIPA.
Fresh Harvest delivers most of its products in reusable bins. But a way to wrap a portion of lettuce and fresh herbs was still needed. They did not want to use the typical flexible plastic packaging, which is difficult to recycle and ultimately ends up polluting our environment.
Fresh Harvest decided to use TIPA's transparent compostable plastic packaging, which provides the utilitarian benefits of traditional plastic, including keeping goods clean and safe, but breaks down into nutrient-rich soil when composted after use, leaving behind zero waste. The compost created can be used on agricultural fields, sequestering carbon, contributing to higher crop yields, and reducing the amount of water needed for irrigation.
Consumers can compost the TIPA-Fresh Harvest bags at home or return them to the company for composting at a facility. "TIPA's products offer the best-in-class in terms of quality and certified compostability. A win-win for our business," said Alison Burnett – COO of Fresh Harvest.
Another company that uses TIPA's products, Sunrays, a brand created by Jac Vandenberg, now packages its grapes, sold in major U.S. supermarkets, in TIPA's home compostable zipper bags. "We've been exploring sustainable alternatives for grape bags for some time now. We are aware of the problems with traditional plastic packaging, and it is critical we begin to move away from this material," says John Paap, Brand Manager at Jac Vandenberg.
TIPA has allowed the company to provide "the best tasting, most sustainable, life transforming, zero waste snacking experience the world has to offer," states Paap.
In addition to creating zero waste, TIPA's packaging doubles the shelf life of fruits and vegetables, keeping them fresh longer than traditional plastic does. Through a partnership with Perfotec, TIPA's produce bags contain tiny holes, which let in oxygen, keeping produce crisp, juicy, and fresh for longer.
"After months of trials with this film, we realized that TIPA's compostable film combined with PerfoTec's patented laser perforation provided the best and longer shelf-life and freshness for fruits, vegetables, and flowers by far, which means fewer quality losses, less food waste and cost savings for producers and retailers," says PerfoTec's CEO, Bas Groeneweg.
As more brands and consumers seek to combat the plastic that is drowning our planet, TIPA continues to grow its offerings of compostable packaging that keeps goods fresh while nourishing the earth.
For more information:
Daphna Nissenbaum
Tipa
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www.tipa-corp.com