A new plant-based material can replace plastic food packaging for keeps

Sayonara you evil plastic food wraps.

, decreasing the shelf life of fruits and vegetables. The report suggests that every year, 100,000 tonnes of edibles end up as waste, with plastic packaging weighing about 10,300 tonnes.

The APFs have the potential to put a full stop to the havoc plastic food wraps wreaking out on our planet. Let’s hope this antimicrobial method soon becomes the new normal in food packaging. When asked about their plans to scale up the use of APFs, Professor Demokritou said, “We plan to identify investors for a start-up company on this and other food safety-related inventions.”Food waste and food safety motivate the need for improved food packaging solutions.

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