This 24-Year-Old Created Organic Zero-Waste Food Packaging To Replace Plastic
Plastic pollution is not a gimmick or conspiracy theory as some people might still think. Numbers speak for themselves – we are drowning in plastic and there are no lifeguards to come to the rescue. In fact, we are supposed to be lifeguards of nature when it can no longer help itself. According to WWF’s report, in 2016, production of plastic reached 396 million metric tons which is equivalent to 53 kilograms of plastic for each person on the planet and the number is dangerously increasing. Keeping in mind that 75% of plastic ever produced is already waste, you can probably assume where all of this is going – to our nature. Plastic is rapidly entering the food we eat and the air we breathe.
With lots of information about environmental issues, news about social campaigns, feel-good stories of people making a positive change and business and government accountability flooding the media, there is still so much we can do to conserve the natural environment we highly depend on and reduce threats the Earth is facing at an unprecedented rate. Starting with ourselves, of course. So it’s always a pleasure to shine a spotlight on people who not only follow an eco-friendly lifestyle but help others to change their habits for the better.
There are many innovative approaches on how we can reduce the usage of plastic in our daily lives by replacing it with 100% natural, organic and harmless alternatives like beeswax. L’embeillage (or Beeswrap) is an eco-friendly packaging made from beeswax by a French company.
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L’embeillage replaces single-use food packaging like plastic bags or films and promotes the zero-waste movement. It’s handcrafted from the miracle of beehive, beeswax from the Normandy beekeeping cooperative, bio-absorbable cotton, pine resin from the Landes and organic hemp oil from Brittany. Non-toxic, reusable and biodegradable packaging can be washed, hence it has a life-span of about one year. Beewax makes the beewarp waterproof and breathable and has antibacterial and preservative properties that contribute to less food waste. In addition to its ecological value and food preservation qualities, the packaging has beautiful and fun designs.
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24-year-old Quentin came up with the idea of eco-friendly packaging after a trip to Australia where he met a family which replaced plastic in their household with beeswraps. Back in France, he decided to follow their example and develop his own recipe of a perfect beeswrap from organic French ingredients. Quentin has always been aware of preservation of bees because of his beekeeper father and is very concerned about environmental issues caused by our consumption habits, so he’s convinced that even a small change in our day-to-day life can have a big impact on our planet.
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Um, many forms of this already exist. It's a great idea and all, but it's not new. I've had wraps like this for quite a long time now.
And Sarah Kaeck. https://www.thekitchn.com/product-review-bees-wrap-kitchen-paper-188226
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I would also like to know how you make these. Do you have a link to a tutorial you could share with us?
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First thing First: Bees are Dying on this planet, remember?! No matter who or how many are the creators of this eco-friendly product, we Need to SAVE BEES First, needn't we?!
Great comment. The danger with this is that people get greedy and may harvest the wax too often and in doing so actually damage the Bee population.
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24-Year-Old Created??? - Click Bait again. Do you have any idea how old this "technology" is? Im just waiting for the "24-Year-Old discovers you can remove salt from seawater to make fresh water" headline.
Reusable containers are affordable for most. These are expensive. 22 bucks for ONE at the shop near me. That's just not something most people can do.
Available on Amazon, very reasonably priced. I've been buying from them for awhile now and have yet to throw a piece away! Just keep on reusing and reusing...love the product!
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Have been available on Amazon for awhile at a reasonable price. I'm using them now daily and wouldn't do without them!
This is new to me, one more great idea, those also never knew about this may now add to their kitchen, thanks !!!
Why does this keep coming up on Bored Panda (in multiple articles)? This stuff has been around at least 10 years and probably was used before plastic wrap was invented. You can make these yourself (as someone already pointed out).
these aren't zero waste, either. That's printed fabric they're using, and at the very least, I'm not seeing any selvages in the photo. More to the point, when you say 'biodegradable' do you mean compostable? I doubt it. which means your tossing it away to degrade in a landfill somewhere. that's waste, too. Less waste than using disposable ceran, sure, but there's other options, and there's none of the really impressive uses of *wet* stuff being shown here. most of the shown uses could use a cheese cloth just as well.
You can make them so they are compostable. Use plain 100% cotton and dye them yourself with natural stains like beetroot juice or coffee etc. These wraps can be used for approx a year and then you can toss them in your green waste bin or compost bin.
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I do not think invent means what you think it's does. Even the story says he saw them in Australia and copied them
Well it's new to me. I live in an area that is pretty far behind the times, we still use plastic bags for EVERYTHING, and drive trucks, etc.. So this just opened my eyes! Thanks for sharing!!
Really not sure how many times people came up with the same idea on their own. But I've been buying it , locally made in Rural Australia for years.
French guy?! Come on! I make these. My community make these, people all over the world have been making these for years!
HOW TO MAKE THEM YOURSELF: https://www.biome.com.au/blog/diy-reusable-beeswax-wrap-recipe/
this has been around for generations, at least. There were alternatives before plastics, and "cling wrap" was invented.
Yep, this stuff has been around for at least 10 years and, I'm guessing, that "back in the day" before plastic wrap people used this stuff all the time. It is awesome, though. I make it myself and use it all the time.
Some knew about this, why is it not well documented for everyone ???
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Am I the only one who was really interested in the food ? No one just me ok then
the french are so very fashionable, don't you know? Also, why does it matter that he's 24? or that he's a he. I would be much more impressed if these were being made by a female worm who was a hundred and six.
Load More Replies... Um, many forms of this already exist. It's a great idea and all, but it's not new. I've had wraps like this for quite a long time now.
And Sarah Kaeck. https://www.thekitchn.com/product-review-bees-wrap-kitchen-paper-188226
Load More Replies... I would also like to know how you make these. Do you have a link to a tutorial you could share with us?
Load More Replies... First thing First: Bees are Dying on this planet, remember?! No matter who or how many are the creators of this eco-friendly product, we Need to SAVE BEES First, needn't we?!
Great comment. The danger with this is that people get greedy and may harvest the wax too often and in doing so actually damage the Bee population.
Load More Replies... 24-Year-Old Created??? - Click Bait again. Do you have any idea how old this "technology" is? Im just waiting for the "24-Year-Old discovers you can remove salt from seawater to make fresh water" headline.
Reusable containers are affordable for most. These are expensive. 22 bucks for ONE at the shop near me. That's just not something most people can do.
Available on Amazon, very reasonably priced. I've been buying from them for awhile now and have yet to throw a piece away! Just keep on reusing and reusing...love the product!
Load More Replies... Have been available on Amazon for awhile at a reasonable price. I'm using them now daily and wouldn't do without them!
This is new to me, one more great idea, those also never knew about this may now add to their kitchen, thanks !!!
Why does this keep coming up on Bored Panda (in multiple articles)? This stuff has been around at least 10 years and probably was used before plastic wrap was invented. You can make these yourself (as someone already pointed out).
these aren't zero waste, either. That's printed fabric they're using, and at the very least, I'm not seeing any selvages in the photo. More to the point, when you say 'biodegradable' do you mean compostable? I doubt it. which means your tossing it away to degrade in a landfill somewhere. that's waste, too. Less waste than using disposable ceran, sure, but there's other options, and there's none of the really impressive uses of *wet* stuff being shown here. most of the shown uses could use a cheese cloth just as well.
You can make them so they are compostable. Use plain 100% cotton and dye them yourself with natural stains like beetroot juice or coffee etc. These wraps can be used for approx a year and then you can toss them in your green waste bin or compost bin.
Load More Replies... I do not think invent means what you think it's does. Even the story says he saw them in Australia and copied them
Well it's new to me. I live in an area that is pretty far behind the times, we still use plastic bags for EVERYTHING, and drive trucks, etc.. So this just opened my eyes! Thanks for sharing!!
Really not sure how many times people came up with the same idea on their own. But I've been buying it , locally made in Rural Australia for years.
French guy?! Come on! I make these. My community make these, people all over the world have been making these for years!
HOW TO MAKE THEM YOURSELF: https://www.biome.com.au/blog/diy-reusable-beeswax-wrap-recipe/
this has been around for generations, at least. There were alternatives before plastics, and "cling wrap" was invented.
Yep, this stuff has been around for at least 10 years and, I'm guessing, that "back in the day" before plastic wrap people used this stuff all the time. It is awesome, though. I make it myself and use it all the time.
Some knew about this, why is it not well documented for everyone ???
Load More Replies... Am I the only one who was really interested in the food ? No one just me ok then
the french are so very fashionable, don't you know? Also, why does it matter that he's 24? or that he's a he. I would be much more impressed if these were being made by a female worm who was a hundred and six.
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