Created by a design agency &39 postler ferguson&39 the packages are intended for use at fresh fish counters. Constructed from a double layered polyethylene, they are airtight, resealable and can be filled with ice for transport to keep fish fresh.designer informed that currently this project is just a concept, but they&39ve had interest from some specialist fish retailers so hopefully this concept can get into shops in some form someday soon.the agency also said that supermarkets were expanding their fresh fish offering to include more sustainable species like gurnard, mackerel and skate.it added &ldquothese fish are cheaper and just as tasty, but customers often shy away from them because they are unfamiliar and occasionally just plain ugly.&ldquothis fish packaging proposal helps put these fish back on equal standing with their more recognised brethren by placing them in an attractive and highly recognisable packaging solution.&rdquo
de of invercote bio to hold the fresh food. This tray is in turn flow packed with a modified atmosphere to increase the food&39s shelf life and help prevent fogging.
The ingenious feature of invercote bio is that it is coated with bioplastic. This means that the tray can go into the same waste stream as the food scraps they can all be sent directly to an anaerobic digestion plant to produce biogas without the need for prior sorting. "the combination of paperboard and bioplastic which are certified compostable to european standards means that the new box functions well in today&39s recycling systems and will continue to do so in future systems," comments jonas adler, commercial manager of the invercote bio products from iggesund. "because the new breakfast boxes are smaller than our current ones, we can load far more onto each serving trolley," explains malin olin, inflight and lounge manager for malmö aviation. "that saves weight and space on board and helps the environment.
The boxes also have two parts, making them easier to use. Omikron in jönköping has been working with catering materials since the beginning of the 1980s. It was a natural choice for the company to work with invercote and invercote bio. "this has been an exciting development project, not least because malmö aviation has consciously chosen to invest in both quality and the environment," comments tony norén, ceo of the converters omikron. "being able to reduce the space required by half and also to greatly extend the food&39s shelf life are interesting effects, while both the environmental and climate impact are also reduced."
