“Visiting the Simply Cups show was great for us,” says Malcolm Waugh, CEO of Frugalpac, “it meant that we could catch up with the industry face-to-face and let them know what’s really going on with Frugal Cup.” Frugalpac’s lead product, the Frugal Cup, will come to market in the UK at the end of January […]
Read more“It makes perfect business sense for our manufacturing to be based in the UK,” says Malcolm Waugh, CEO of recyclable packaging specialist, Frugalpac. “We’re a UK-based business and having the facility in Wrexham will enable our engineering team and product designers to have better control over the quality of our products.” The firm’s Wrexham-based facility […]
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Read moreFrugal Cups are made from recycled paperboard. You’ll be surprised how unusual this is. Almost without exception, paper cups, even those claiming to be recyclable or compostable, are made from virgin paperboard. That’s the freshly manufactured bright clean sheets that manufacturers coat with plastics and chemicals to ensure that they’re waterproof. Even if the paperboard […]
Read moreWe continually come into contact with small businesses and start-ups who are desperate to do the right thing by the environment, whether it’s cutting out single-use plastics or using recyclable raw materials. How can we help them? At a recent event, where I had been asked to talk on ‘Tackling the Plastic Challenge’, a delegate […]
Read moreIt feels like stating the obvious, but putting special bins in coffee shops is not going to reduce paper coffee cup waste. People use paper coffee cups when they want a take away coffee. Take away. The clue’s in the name. They’ll buy a coffee, leave the coffee shop, go to work, hop on a train, wander […]
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