Posts Tagged ‘eco-friendly packaging’

Easter Egg Packaging Challenge

Friday, April 10th, 2009

We’ve found this interesting article by Lindsey Partos from www.confectionerynews.com, dealing with packaging waste.
A developer of a corn-based plastic claims that if we switched Easter egg packaging to a biodegradable plastic made from corn starch, we could save enough energy to power 350,000 homes. In Australia only, Easter egg packaging produces 1,200 tonnes of waste. 3,000 tonnes of Easter egg packaging waste are produced in the UK each year writes Lindsey.
This is only during Easter. The article adds that Australia produces over 1M tonnes of plastic (or 71 kg per person), which, if made of biodegradable plastic, could help the country save enough energy to power 17 million homes.

It is critical to constantly bring up awareness on packaging recycling before it becomes too late to save our planet.

This is why we are so proud of our eco-friendly Knipschildt chocolate boxes.

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Easter Chocolate Box Story

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

The story of Knipschildt boxes starts in Nepal.
Lokta is a Nepalese bush that has the characteristics of re-growing again and again after pruning.

Beautiful handmade “paper” can be made of the inner bark of this wild bush. The fibrous paper is prized for its attractive soft texture, its exceptional durability, strength and resistance to insects. The 2000 year old art of lokta papermaking is being preserved through equal opportunity cooperatives which teach and provide income to many Nepalese.
Easter may be the perfect opportunity to get your hands on these Easter chocolate boxes made by Knipschildt and share this great story with your family and friends.

 

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