Biome Technologies Share Discussion Threads

[temmujin] 10/6/2017 21:12

should be an interesting week here...been in this share about 15 years from the good old days of stanelco...every dog has its day and biome's day is near

[temmujin] 10/6/2017 13:06

A successful campaign led by chef-turned-activist Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall drew attention to a big problem: coffee cup waste. Fearnley-Whittingstall claims that in the UK, less than 6 million takeaway hot beverage cups are recycled each year, while 7 million are thrown out each day. As part of his Hugh’s War on Waste initiative (which includes a television show), he took to the streets of London on March 14 in a “coffee cup battle bus.”

In addition to raising awareness among members of the public (and rallying them around the hashtag #wastenot), Fearnley-Whittingstall specifically called on major coffee companies Starbucks and Costa to be more transparent about their cups. He accused the companies of using misleading recycling claims, asserting that the cups cannot by recycled by normal public waste collection services and that less than 1 percent are actually recycled.

“The truth is, [the cups] are barely recyclable at all - in the everyday, commonly understood sense of the word,” Fearnley-Whittingstall said. “They cannot be recycled through any of the normal public waste collection services - who are consistently diverting them to be incinerated or sent to landfill.


“We want transparency, and we want action from these companies. Only by changing to a cup that is properly recyclable in the public waste disposal system, or by massively investing in new specialized facilities, can they justify the bold environmental claims they are making. This is a solvable problem, so let’s see them solve it.

“The coffee companies are taking advantage of the public’s false confidence in their responsible actions. They are actively encouraging the misunderstanding, with claims and statements on their websites. And two biggest, Costa and Starbucks, seem to be the worst culprits.”

Fearnley-Whittingstall invited both Costa and Starbucks to discuss the issue ahead of the next series of Hugh’s War on Waste episodes. While Costa has not yet agreed, Starbucks did. Following the meeting, Starbucks announced it will be offering a 50p discount to UK customers who bring their own coffee cups; an increase from the existing 25p discount. The change will initially come as a 2-month trial beginning in April.

Meanwhile, British natural plastics manufacturer Biome Bioplastics called for an increased focus on bio-based and biodegradable materials following Fearnley-Whittingstall’s campaign.

“Many coffee drinkers are acting in good faith, buying products with the recycling logo that they assume are being recycled when put in the bin,” Biome Bioplastics CEO Paul Mines said. “The fact is that much of this mixed plastic waste, such as coffee cups and pods, is simply ending up in increasingly large volumes in landfills across the country.

“There are high-tech materials being produced here in Britain that are available for market. We are currently producing bio-based materials for a number of large brands in the convenience coffee industry – such as cups, lids and pods – which can either be recycled or thrown away to compost with coffee grounds.

“The recent revelations of exactly how much landfill waste is being created shows the urgent need for big brands to accelerate work in new, sustainable materials such as bioplastics, in order to respond to consumer concerns.”

[temmujin] 10/6/2017 09:08

imagine if biome get say between 1p and 5p profit per cup? if supermarkers can charge 5p per plastic bag and customers pay it without much fuss then they are bound to pay that for their coffee fix..then times that by how many coffee cups are drunk say daily in the big chains multiplied by 365...the mind boggles $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[temmujin] 10/6/2017 08:52

nice try begorrah...you might fool some but im wise to your tricks

[begorrah88] 10/6/2017 07:22

Is that so wiggy?You do seem to have extraordinary good fortune on every stock you touch don't you?Always having sold some before it went down.

[temmujin] 09/6/2017 21:04

well ive been here since the days of stanelco...must be 16 years now,time we made some money on this dog

[wigwammer] 09/6/2017 20:33

Well done temmujin - from memory you were encouraging people to look at the lows.Our self appointed maestro was doing the opposite.No one is "trapped" here btw - I sold a decent part of my stock very easily.

[temmujin] 09/6/2017 19:28

begorrah...the contract gamechanger is coming..give Mines a little bit of credit..he's a tryer...

[begorrah88] 09/6/2017 16:59

Maestro

Have BIOM announced a contract or an order then?

Oh, they haven't - same as they never have

Just the usual MM's walking this up and then tugging it down again when they've trapped a few punters in.

Mines must have to work hard to avoid tripping over a contract just by the law of averages yet somehow he manages it!

[temmujin] 09/6/2017 15:40

Yes but scientists are not always right...and besides when hot coffee is put inside cup it starts the process of degrading

[nashwan123] 09/6/2017 15:35

Good news BUT scientist say to degrade the plastic needs to be subjected to high temps or will not work.

[temmujin] 09/6/2017 15:21

High Street coffee chainMon 16:08A fully compostable and recyclable coffee cup and lid is being tested by major high street coffee chains.

[temmujin] 09/6/2017 14:47

move along nothing to see here...

[jmf69] 19/5/2017 11:09

htTps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/15/38-million-pieces-of-plastic-waste-found-on-uninhabited-south-pacific-island

[jmf69] 18/5/2017 09:08

Recycling body criticises Pringles and Lucozade packaging -

[wigwammer] 04/5/2017 07:52

My positive posts on BIOM at £1 are here for all to see.Sad to see you have trawled my posts on other boards, because it shows how badly you feel you have lost here.Best wishes with your other investments.

[wigwammer] 03/5/2017 19:15

No need.Bit of a sore loser, aren't you :(

[begorrah88] 03/5/2017 17:02

Wiggy

About time you claimed to have sold at £2.50 isn't it?

[marmar80] 03/5/2017 16:31

Good volume today

[wigwammer] 03/5/2017 16:10

Posters should remember the vast sums of money the bears have lost here over the years, which is proof they know what they're talking about ;)