Every little bit helps: Bakeries look to swap out plastic bread clips
August 23, 2021
| Rebecca Gendron
While bread clips are pretty small, the size of the bakeries making the switch adds up to a fairly significant figure in terms of overall plastic reduction. George Weston Foods will initially make the swap on some of its products and eliminate 18 million bread clips. Ultimately, the company will remove 75 million clips, accounting for over 26,000 kilograms of plastic. Goodman Fielder, another large food company operating in the region, has made a similar commitment.
Meanwhile, Kwik Lok Corp., a US-based company founded by the inventor of plastic bread clips, is working on biobased and fiber-based alternatives.
Category: Chemicals & Materials