Robyn is a freelance packaging expert, specialising in sustainability. She is a former packaging technologist at Riverford where she spearheaded the company’s move to home compostable packaging. In her spare time, Robyn loves growing and eating food from her allotment. She is a regular speaker at industry events and debates on sustainable packaging and plastic.
Know your home compostable from your biodegradable? Packaging expert Robyn compares some of the so-called ‘green’ packaging out there, and how to dispose of them.
By Robyn Copley-Wilkins - 10th February 2021
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At Riverford, cucumbers, cauliflowers and romanescos bought separately (not as part of a veg box) are all now free from their plastic bags. We did some tests and found that, by and large, these items…
By Robyn Copley-Wilkins - 27th March 2018
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Like everyone at Riverford, I’m passionate about food and the environment. I’m starting to review our existing packaging, making sure it reflects our ethics and looking at ways for us to improve.
By Robyn Copley-Wilkins - 9th November 2017
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For International Women’s Day, social advocate and environmentalist Jennie Stephens tells Anna Turns why diverse leadership can unlock social and climate justice.
By Anna Turns - 7th March 2021
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Barclays, HSBC and NatWest are among UK banks found to be linked to deforestation in Brazil as spotlight on unethical finance grows.
By Jack Thompson - 4th March 2021
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From community food sharing or family meal planning to buying a ‘Magic Bag’ of leftover food from your favourite café – read our round-up of the best food waste apps and resources.
By Becky Blench - 4th March 2021
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As we became employee owned and I renounced control, protection of suppliers was written into our founding documents; last month, this was crystalised into a new Supplier Charter.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 4th March 2021
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Environmental journalist Anna Turns weighed her household waste after a week before setting a mission to reduce it with the help of tips and tricks from food waste experts.
By Anna Turns - 2nd March 2021
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A caterpillar spotted while gleaning a field for leftover crops sparked a conversation around the connection between species, writes Chantelle Norton.
By Chantelle Norton - 2nd March 2021
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