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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Trewithen Dairy in Cornwall is taking part in a new carbon project to monitor and improve their farmers' soils and explore the benefits of regenerative farming.
By Anna Turns - 16th September 2021
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Marvellously bright and beautifully varied veg that herald the start of autumn - get to know the different squash varieties and how to use them.
By Wicked Leeks - 16th September 2021
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Although we consume vast amounts of coffee or beer, bitter flavours on our plate are mostly ignored, with little attention given to these vibrant leaves which are not only delicious but also a…
By Becky Blench - 16th September 2021
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Rather than showing that it is possible for businesses to find the solutions to get us out of the mess we are all in, Riverford may be the exception that proves the rule.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 14th September 2021
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Iceland launches world’s largest carbon capture plant to transform CO2 into basalt rock and help speed up climate mitigation.
By Anna Turns - 13th September 2021
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Over summer, requests came in to help people who hadn’t eaten as an extra nine million people increased their borrowing over the pandemic to stay afloat, writes Chantelle Norton of Food in Community.
By Chantelle Norton - 13th September 2021
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