Blog — September 2019

Welcome, welcome, come in. In this piece, we are going to explore several themes surrounding compostability, packaging, and waste in the coffee industry, as well as some recent positive news. Key questions: Home compostable plastics (and other materials) are awesome, right? Is bio-plastic as eco-friendly as we think it is? Are Halo’s coffee capsules as sustainable as we say they are? Why is the Government making an example of us? What are home-compostable materials and why do we love them? Home-compostable materials are those which will quickly and naturally degrade on a compost pile or in the food bin. They...