Potatopak Limited
Potatopak and the Environment
Potatopak products are environmentally-friendly on every level. Waste from packaging is a global problem, and here at Potatopak, we take waste and use it to create something that alleviates waste! Unlike the manufacturing process that is used to create plastics and polystyrene, our patented manufacturing process emits no noxious fumes to the atmosphere or toxic liquid waste. And, while plastics come from oil -- a limited natural resource -- we use a renewable resource - potatoes - in our manufacturing process.
Not only are our products environmentally friendly, the way we make them is, too. The Potatopak process goes basically like this:
Potatoes, on their journey from spud farm to dinner plate, are blasted with water - washed, scrubbed and, at 120 kph, pushed through a tube outfitted with a set of knives. The water, full of starch from the cut surfaces, is processed through a starch extractor. What comes out is potato starch, a valuable by-product, and another valuable resource, clean, re-usable water.
Wherever possible, we use starch that has been reclaimed from local potato-based food processing streams. In locations that do not have starch extraction facilities, we import reclaimed starch from other locations that do. Our company plan is to expand to other countries.
Agenda 21
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992 had the informal name of The Earth Summit. What resulted from this historical meeting was a document called Agenda 21.
Environmental issues we hear about every day, things like the continuing use of precious finite resources, the depletion of the ozone layer, the "greenhouse effect" and "Global warming" all relate back to unsustainable development. Over 150 nations endorsed Agenda 21, which described out how developing countries can work together towards sustainable development.
Potatopak Ltd and all Potatopak products are in line with Agenda 21 and its underlying theme to act locally and think globally.