The London 2012 Olympics committee is working in partnership with the NNFCC (the UK's National Centre for Biorenewable Energy, Fuels and Materials) as well as the British Printing Industries to raise public awareness during the 2012 games about the importance of sustainable and compostable packaging.
The food and drink served within the Olympic Park area will be packaged in wrappers, boxes and cartons made from compostable materials, such as cardboard and bioplastics sourced from starch and cellulose.
With approximately 6.5 million people estimated to attend, the 2012 Olympic Games in London offer a perfect opportunity for plastics manufacturers and the packaging industry to demonstrate the benefits of compostable packaging. During the 17 days of the Olympic Games, more than 3,300 metric tons of food packaging waste will likely be generated. With the use of compostable food packaging, combined with the London Olympics' plans to recycle, reuse or compost 70% of the materials used at the games, the events will hopefully lead to zero waste in area landfills and a huge leap forward in the path to a greener future.
"Compostable packaging is ideal for events like the Olympics, because packaging contaminated with food can be composted together, helping to cut waste and generate valuable revenue," said Dr John Williams, head of materials at NNFCC.
Across the Olympic park and at many of the other events too separate bins are being provided for compostable and recyclable materials. All the packaging sold at the venues will be simply colour coded to show what goes in each bin.
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