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When HDPE recycling is done right, we can help by keeping non-biodegradable

Cherry shippers throughout the Pacific Northwest are ramping up for the start of the summer season. “The change of pace is exciting, cherries are a fun time of year,” said Dan Davis, director of business development at Starr Ranch Growers. The Wenatchee, WA-based shipper says this summer will require patience, tenacity and excellent communication — qualities the Starr team has in abundance.“ We experienced cold temperatures and snowfall last month making it still a little too early to make much of an assessment,” said Davis. The unpredictable weather this spring has been a popular topic of conversation across the Northwest … Read More

Paper-based packaging for fresh produce, a colossal mistake

Shay Zeltzer has been in the business of preserving freshness and reducing food waste for almost 30 years now, yet spending two days at the Fruit Logistica trade show in Berlin recently has left him in shock. “Overnight, the packaging industry has turned into a paper-based industry, simply replacing plastic-based packaging with paper. This is pure greenwashing!” he says. “It goes against all logic and any kind of a professional approach: The produce does not stay fresh in this paper/mesh-combined packaging.” According to Shay, who himself is a postharvest specialist and, Founder of Postharvest Hub Ltd, he explained this to … Read More