What’s next for plastics?
Is it time to move on? By Grethe Bestbier. Fruit packaging has evolved dramatically since the early 1970s. How did we get to where we are today, and why is plastic so popular in the fruit industry? Fresh Quarterly spoke…
Drawing the line on plastic use
A new project to reduce plastic in pome-fruit packaging. By Grethe Bestbier. As the pressure on producers and pack houses to use environmentally friendly practices increases, a group of researchers is asking how we can reduce the use of plastic…
The six-legged hitchhiker
The tiny grain pest catching a ride on our fruit. By Grethe Bestbier. The grain chinch-bug — Macchiademus diplopterus — is a grain pest that feeds on cereals and grasses. This tiny critter has made a nuisance of itself by…