THE ROCKET MAN FOOD CO. Business Locations: Mahon Point Farmers’ Market, Cork (Every Thursday 10am – 2pm) / Douglas Farmers’ Market, Cork (Every Saturday 8.30am -2pm) / The Coal Quay Saturday Market, Cork (Every Saturday 8.30am – 2.pm) / Salads also available at FILTER CAFE, 19 George’s Quay, Cork The Rocket Man is a food […]
At Down2Earth we want to make Compostable Food Packaging the ‘Norm’ for the future. For foodservice, compostable packaging really is the most convenient when it comes to recycling. It does not matter if the packaging is covered with ketchup or even has half a sandwich left in it – it can all go in […]
TOURISM & HOSPITALITY TRAINING FACILITY, CORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CORK Patricia Madden is the ‘Green Team’ Coordinator of CIT’s Tourism & Hospitality Training Facility. This department offers a variety of courses for those interested in the hospitality industry, with training being provided in a variety of ways. There is a strong focus on student centered […]
THE HOUSE CAFE, Cork Opera House, Cork The House Cafe operates from a small kiosk-sized corner of Cork’s historic Opera House building, one of southern Ireland’s premiere venues for world-class entertainment. The cafe’s main appeal, other than the mouth-watering food, is the friendly and fun atmosphere created by the staff, who are naturally warm and […]
To explain why compostable food packaging is of such benefit to ourselves and our environment, we first need to look at conventional packaging. There are two main issues surrounding the use of conventional biodegradable packaging with regards to recycling. Conventional Packaging uses a mix of materials with different recycling streams. Card, plastic, foil, films, foam. Many […]
OUR 2012 ECO STATS. According to our 2012 Eco stats, our fully certified compostable food packaging is already making a difference. Our wide range of completely compostable catering disposables and food packaging is showing to have REAL and QUANTIFIABLE benefits for our environment. All of Down2Earth’s products decompose into nutrient rich compost within 8-12 weeks. This compost […]
Want to use catering disposables that look great but are also environmentally responsible? Down2Earth Materials are an independent national company that proudly supplies a large range of completely compostable products & packaging to the Irish food and catering industries. All of our certified compostable products can be disposed of along with food waste, and will […]
Currently across the Atlantic in Seattle, all food service businesses in the city must provide compostable or recyclable catering disposable products and take-out packaging. That means all food service businesses in Seattle using compostable or recyclable service products for food consumed on the premises will need to provide bins for proper collection of these materials. […]
Lessen your overall impact is the message from Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for the Environment. At a recent event organised by PlasticsEurope in Germany, Potočnik said: “I believe in the future of the European plastics industry. But the time has come to be more critical of our use of plastics.” The Commissioners views were aired […]
Since 2009 Down2Earth Materials has been working alongside VEGWARE in supplying a range of over 300 certified compostable products to the food, catering and events industries in Ireland. Read More…
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