Oct 10, 2019 | Meet the 11 Finalists of Calcalist’s Foodtech Innovation Competition

On Monday, October 28, Calcalist, Israeli food processing company Tnuva, and accounting firm KPMG will announce the winner of their annual food innovation competition for Israeli startups. TIPA is honored to be among the finalists listed.

Oct 6, 2019 | Daphna Nissenbaum: A Social Entrepreneur Creating A Better Society

Today some business leaders do social-responsibility campaigns for financial purpose only but the social entrepreneur Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO and Co-founder of TIPA has taken the initiative to create a better environment for the living by addressing the plastic waste challenge.

Sep 26, 2019 | Material innovation: Solving the Plastic Packaging Waste Crisis

12 billion tons of flexible packaging end up in the trash each year, and recycling is not cutting it. Daphna Nissenbaum of TIPA tells us about the material innovation helping brands make a change.

Sep 21, 2019 | Compostable packaging firm TIPA raises $25 million

TIPA, an Israeli developer of compostable flexible packaging, has raised $25 million in a venture capital funding round. The company says its multilayer packaging is made from a blend of polymers that are fully compostable in 180 days. Given that only about 5% of flexible packaging is recycled, compostable versions are environmentally preferable, TIPA says.

Sep 18, 2019 | Alternatives to plastics: more questions than answers

Since early 2018, plastic packaging has been vilified and scapegoated by mainstream media, governments, ‘greenwashing’ PR campaigns, and consumers alike, drawn into the epicentre of the sustainability debate as the plague of our planet. Indeed, plastic waste has produced the most horrifying and impactful images taken from the remotest corners of the earth. TIPA, a company focused on the development of compostable packaging, underlines that it is vital to emulate the same properties as plastics with alternatives.

Sep 17, 2019 | Un directeur commercial pour Tipa France

Jean-Pierre Rakoutz est chargé de développer les ventes de l’entreprise israélienne spécialisée dans les bioplastiques. Après avoir bénéficié d’une levée de fonds de 25 millions de dollars, Tipa renforce son assise commerciale dans les pays européens. Le producteur de bioplastiques annonce la nomination de Jean-Pierre Rakoutz au poste de directeur commercial pour la France.

Sep 11, 2019 | Israeli company TIPA raises $25M for compostable packaging

החברה פיתחה אריזות שעשויות מפולימרים מתכלים ביולוגית. מאז שהוקמה ב-2012 גייסה 46 מיליון דולר למרות שלעיתים נראה לנו שהמודעות למיחזור עולה, בפועל פחות מ-10 אחוז מאריזות הפלסטיק ממוחזרות, וכשמדובר על אריזות גמישות, המספר צונח ל-5 אחוז בלבד. חברת הקלינטק הישראלית Tipa (טיפה), שמפתחת אריזות מתכלות ביולוגית, הודיעה כי השלימה גיוס של 25 מיליון דולר ממספר משקיעים, כדי לשנות את המצב הזה.

Sep 11, 2019 | Israeli compostable packaging firm Tipa raises $25m

Israeli supplier of compostable flexible packaging solutions, Tipa has raised $25m (€22.7m) in a recent round of financing.

Sep 10, 2019 | Compostable Packaging Company TIPA Raises $25 Million

Israel-based compostable plastic company TIPA Corp Ltd. has raised a $25 million funding round, the company announced Monday. Blue Horizon Ventures, Triodos Organic Growth Fund, and existing investor GreenSoil Investments participated in the round. The round brings TIPA’s total funding to date to $49 million.

Sep 10, 2019 | Compostable packaging co TIPA raises $25m

Israeli compostable versatile packaging firm TIPA has introduced the completion of a $25 million financing spherical with funding from Blue Horizon Ventures, Triodos Natural Development Fund and current buyers Chestnut and GreenSoil Investments. The brand new funds will allow the Hod Hasharon-based firm to proceed development, develop gross sales to new international locations, and additional develop its packaging options.

Sep 10, 2019 | PlasticFreeLand to launch at Packaging Innovations

Exhibitors within PlasticFreeLand will include Tipa, which will demonstrate the capabilities of its fully compostable flexible packaging, and Reel Brands, which will showcase its range of cardboard-based packaging for traditionally non-recyclable goods.

Sep 10, 2019 | Compostable packaging co TIPA raises $25m

TIPA CEO: We founded TIPA with the vision of offering sustainable packaging solutions that break down and return to nature. Israeli compostable flexible packaging company TIPA has announced the completion of a $25 million financing round with funding from Blue Horizon Ventures, Triodos Organic Growth Fund and existing investors Chestnut and GreenSoil Investments.

Sep 10, 2019 | A Plastic Planet introduces PlasticFreeLand at Olympia London’s Packaging Innovations Show

Picture a plastic-free shopping experience. What does it look like? This was the challenge campaign group A Plastic Planet set for themselves in the design of PlasticFreeLand™ – a concept shortly to be unveiled at the Packaging Innovations Show at Olympia London. Among those on display will be compostable flexible food and drink packaging by TIPA, water and grease-resistant cardboard pop-up boxes – ‘REELtrays’ – by Reel Brands, and Maistic household products made from bio-materials.

Sep 9, 2019 | TIPA CLOSES $25M IN GROWTH FINANCING ROUND

Hod Hasharon, Israel, September 9th, 2019. TIPA®, a leading developer and provider of fully compostable flexible packaging solutions, has announced today that it has secured $25M in its recent financing round. Investors who participated in this financing round include Blue Horizon Ventures, Triodos Organic Growth Fund and existing investors Chestnut and GreenSoil Investments.

Sep 9, 2019 | Rethinking food packaging can dent the plastic pollution crisis

TIPA has created a new packaging technology that is fully biodegradable in both industrial and home composting. It promotes its technology as an alternative to conventional flexible packaging, such as candy bar wrappers and coffee bean bags. Flexible packaging is generally not recyclable. TIPA asserts its packaging is as good as conventional flexible packaging in terms of shelf life, durability, sealing strength, printability and flexibility.

Sep 9, 2019 | Packaging tech TIPA raises $25m to fuel European, Australian, US growth

Finding new solutions for packaging materials that are biodegradable and sustainable is all the rage these days, not only in the food industry but the entire consumer products space, as the plastic crisis becomes ever more acute. Last month, we reported on 25 startups sustainable packaging tech solutions, including TIPA, an Israeli startup offering compostable packaging. Today TIPA announced the close of a $25 million venture round with Blue Horizon Ventures, Triodos Organic Growth Fund and existing investors Chestnut and GreenSoil Investments.

Sep 3, 2019 | Packaging Innovations London 2019 | Plastic-free area makes debut

The packaging industry’s most contentious topic – sustainability – is set to be the focus of a new feature at the London event. TIPA was one of the companies at the event and demonstrated the capabilities of its fully compostable flexible packaging. The bio-based concept offers similar mechanical and visual properties associated with conventional, flexible plastic options, including transparency, sealing strength, durability, barrier capabilities and shelf life, but is fully compostable within six months.

Aug 26, 2019 | Rethinking Food Packaging May Address the Plastic Crisis

From coffee bags to cheese wrappers—food and beverage packaging is a major contributor to plastic pollution. Scientists warn that the proliferation of plastics in the environment is creating a variety of health and ecological problems. Some companies are starting to recognize the need to act. TIPA has created a new packaging technology that is fully biodegradable in both industrial and home composting. They promote their technology as an alternative to conventional flexible packaging, such as candy bar wrappers and coffee bean bags.

Aug 26, 2019 | Pan Vital de Bimbo: el más amigable con el consumidor y el planeta

Bimbo Vital is the first bakery product to be wrapped in fully compostable packaging in Mexico, which in addition to protecting the freshness and quality of bread, can be disposed of along with organic waste.

Aug 1, 2019 | Rethinking Food Packaging May Address the Plastic Crisis

Looking at the contents of the average grocery cart, it is no surprise that the World Economic Forum warns that there will be more plastic than fish by weight in oceans by 2050. TIPA, has created a new packaging technology that is fully biodegradable in both industrial and home composting. They promote their technology as an alternative to conventional flexible packaging, such as candy bar wrappers and coffee bean bags.

Jul 29, 2019 | Daphna Nissenbaum: A Disruptive Leader for a Good Cause

In an interview with Insights Success, Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO and Co-Founder of TIPA®, elaborates on her impeccable approach on giving back to society through innovative technology. Today, the world is in need of avid leaders who take initiative in offering services to create a better society to live in, and Daphna is a perfect example. Insights Success understands the potential of such leaders and is honored to feature her in its special issue “30 Most Influential Business Leaders in Tech, 2019”.

Jul 21, 2019 | From Edible Shot Glasses to Biodegradable Plastics: Eight Companies Reducing Plastic Waste

Tipa, SodaStream, and Incredibowl are some of the Israeli companies using technology to try and counteract Israel’s bad plastic habit.

Jul 17, 2019 | Tackling the plastic pollution problem comes down to industry innovation by Daphna Nissenbaum

Compostable packaging is the innovation needed to tackle the problem of plastic pollution, writes Daphna Nissenbaum CEO and Founder of TIPA.

Jul 5, 2019 | World Economic Forum Names Bioplastics Company as Technology Pioneer

56 companies are named Technology Pioneers 2019 by the World Economic Forumand there’s one bioplastics company amongst them.

Jul 5, 2019 | TIPA receives Technology Pioneer Award from World Economic Forum

TIPA, an Israeli company that produces compostable packaging, has been selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers.

Jul 4, 2019 | TIPA receives Technology Pioneer award from World Economic Forum

TIPA, an Israeli company that produces compostable packaging, was selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers.

Jul 1, 2019 | Inspired by orange peel, this ‘plastic’ packaging is totally compostable

TIPA, a new World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, has been inspired by orange peel to solve one of the most-talked about global problems – single-use plastic packaging.

Jun 18, 2019 | Google Express offers brands Israeli compostable packaging

A sustainable Israeli packaging solution is now being offered by Google Express as a cost-effective and plastic-free alternative to the hundreds of retailers and brands on its US shopping platform.

Jun 13, 2019 | Transformational Solutions in Food, Water and Land Winner: TIPA® Compostable Flexible Packaging Solutions

The Financial Times and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, have announced the winners of the 2019 FT/IFC Transformational Business Awards. The Transformational Business Awards highlight ground-breaking, long-term private sector solutions to major development issues, with the programme’s core categories all directly related to global efforts to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Jun 12, 2019 | Google Express to ship products in packaging made by Israel-based company

The company TIPA produces and designs compostable, plastic-like bags and packaging that decompose under humid conditions.

Jun 7, 2019 | Google Express to Ship Products in Packaging Made by Israel-Based Company

Google Express will start shipping products in packaging made by Israel-based manufacturer TIPA Corp Ltd., announced the latter’s umbrella organization, Sustainable Suite Inc., on Monday.

Jun 5, 2019 | The Sustainable Suite Inc. Launches, Aiming to Eliminate Plastic Waste for Shopping Deliveries

The company is working with a number of brands, including Google Express, to offer eco-friendly packaging materials to retailers and brands. Google Express will begin offering The Sustainable Suite products to retailers and brands on its shopping platform in the U.S., helping to make cost-effective and plastic-free packaging materials easily accessible. TIPA – offers compostable flexible packaging solutions.

Jun 5, 2019 | Google Express to Use Compostable Packaging From Israeli Startup TIPA

Google’s shopping site, Google Express, will begin shipping its products in compostable packaging produced by Israel-based company TIPA Corp Ltd. Sustainable Suite Inc., an umbrella organization of sustainable packaging companies that includes TIPA, announced the deal on Monday.

May 31, 2019 | Recalculating Route … how the flexible packaging industry can steer us away from plastic pollution

Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO and Co-Founder at TIPA® looks at how the flexible packaging industry can steer us away from plastic pollution. Page 29.

May 29, 2019 | Snacking Right with Sun & Swell Foods

Santa Barbara–Based Whole Foods Company Now Using Compostable Bags. Partnering with the Israeli company TIPA, Sun & Swell Foods dug their hands into compostable packaging. Nine months later, they launched their new packaging, becoming only one of two packaged-food companies to offer this environmentally conscious solution. They’re hoping to be fully transitioned by 2020.

May 16, 2019 | Compostable packaging start-up tackles the ‘flexible plastic problem’

Israeli agri-food start-up TIPA® Corp says its bio-based packaging has the same functional properties as conventional flexible plastic packaging, yet is fully compostable.

May 3, 2019 | Public warned not to confuse compostable and biodegradable bags

Earlier this week, the University of Plymouth published research that questioned how good for the environment compostable, biodegradable or oxo-degradable bags are for the environment. It caused some confusion, with some members of the public not understanding the difference between the three, writes Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO of compostable bag company TIPA.

Apr 25, 2019 | Waitrose & Partners launches first home compostable banana bag

The move to a home compostable bag for Waitrose Duchy Organic bananas is part of the Waitrose & Partners sustainable packaging pledges made to The Prince of Wales to mark his 70th birthday.

Apr 24, 2019 | Packaging Is Killing the Planet—These Start-Ups Offer Luxe, Sustainable Solutions

Several designers are streamlining their packaging to cut down on waste, or they’re eliminating plastic altogether. Gabriela Hearst uses compostable TIPA bags in lieu of plastic.

Apr 10, 2019 | TIPA® named in Top 10 Promising Israeli Startups by Qumra

Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm Qumra Capital has selected 10 companies that present a diverse picture of the Israeli tech sector and are on track to reach $10 million in annual sales. Compostable packaging company TIPA Corp Ltd. manufactures and markets compostable bags and packaging wraps as an alternative to plastic products.

Apr 8, 2019 | TIPA® CEO & Co-Founder named #1 Woman Entrepreneur

Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO & Co-Founder of TIPA®, was named the top woman entrepreneur in agrifood. In this video hosted by Severine Balick, food and agtech VC at Matador Ventures, we are introduced to EIT Food’s top 3 women entrepreneurs in the industry, very inspiring!

Apr 3, 2019 | No, recycling is not the answer to everything

Because the goal of 100% recycled plastic by 2025 seems unrealistic and unachievable. Because policy engagement and citizen awareness are still too weak. Because the constraints on companies are insufficient or unfair, like the eco-tax on compostable packaging. Because the desire to reduce the amount of packaging at the source must be real. And because some materials, such as plastics, cannot enter an “infinite” loop and end up in incineration or landfills, recycling is not the answer to everything, says Daphna Nissenbaum, Co-Founder and TIPA’s CEO.

Mar 30, 2019 | compostable snack food packaging by sun & swell foods

We are excited to be one of the first snack food companies in the US to launch environmentally friendly compostable snack packaging. In March 2019, we began to roll out our eco-friendly, compostable packaging and aim to have all our product lines transitioned over by 2020. The new compostable snack packaging is clearly indicated with a compostable logo on the front of the package. Our partner for compostable packaging is TIPA-Corp, a female-founded company that is committed to creating viable compostable, flexible packaging solutions. We are so thankful for their assistance throughout this transition!

Mar 29, 2019 | RTBF highlights TIPA® as solution to plastic waste problem

What alternatives are there to plastic? Is a question we are asking ourselves more and more as we become increasingly aware of the going-nowhere effect of plastic waste. RTBF, a public broadcasting television and radio station in Belgium shared their research on the topic, highlighting TIPA® and YOUBEEWRAPS as companies who came up with solutions to this question.

Mar 27, 2019 | The answer to the plastic waste issue

What can we do to combat plastic waste? We can reuse products and adopt alternative solutions like compostable packaging instead of using conventional flexible packaging and letting it stockpile in landfills. This article by TIPA® CEO and Co-Founder Daphna Nissenbaum really sheds light on the matter.

Mar 26, 2019 | TIPA® choisie par Waitrose, la chaîne anglo-saxone de supermarchés

Les acteurs de la distribution recherchent activement des solutions pour sortir du plastique. L’entreprise TIPA, tipa-corp.com, jeune entreprise israélienne qui conçoit, produit et propose des emballages compostables pour remplacer les emballages plastiques souples – aujourd’hui ni recyclés ni recyclables, malgré les ambitions françaises en la matière – vient d’être choisie par Waitrose, la chaine anglo-saxone de supermarchés.

Mar 22, 2019 | TIPA® part of agrifood startups bringing $800m to Israel

Investments in the Israeli agri-food start-up sector have boomed from 2014 to 2018, raising almost US$800 million in funding over this period. Tipa’s proprietary, patent-protected technology combines different complex blends of compostable polymers to achieve its wide range of packaging solutions. Tipa’s approach has brought a fully compostable alternative to the market, including laminates and labels.

Mar 12, 2019 | Waitrose launches TIPA® compostable banana bag

TIPA® and Primafruit have partnered with Waitrose & Partners to produce home compostable bags for Duchy organic fair-trade bananas, which went on the shelves on Friday 1st March 2019. This new packaging will save 18 tons of plastic per year from entering the market on this Duchy line alone and will help to combat and reduce food waste.

Mar 8, 2019 | International Women’s Day honors 8 notable PRODURABLE speakers

Honored to have TIPA® CEO & Co-founder, Daphna Nissenbaum as one of the influential guests invited to speak at Europe’s leading platform for leaders of sustainable economy, PRODURABLE. In this piece honoring International Women’s Day, 8 notable social revolutionaries are highlighted who will share with us their journeys and visions in bringing about a better world.

Mar 4, 2019 | Clever products to eliminate plastic waste

In a world where plastic is rampant, demands have never been higher for finding innovative alternatives to this globe-clogging material. Louise Atkinson of the Daily Mail researched the market and found 8 clever products and genius ideas invented for the purpose of eliminating or reducing plastic waste, including TIPA®’s breakthrough, fully compostable packaging that is as transparent and functional as regular plastic. Solutions exist!  

Feb 26, 2019 | 6 amazing packaging materials that cut food waste and pollution

T I P A – ‘Active packaging’ from Israel can extend shelf life, monitor and show condition of products, and stabilize products for long periods of time.

Jan 31, 2019 | Single-use plastic solutions used by the top brands

“It’s industry standard to ship everything with polybags… but it’s terrible for the environment.” TIPA® fully compostable packaging is a viable solution that is available here and now, and is being championed by sustainable business owners for fashion and food packaging all over the world, including Mara Hoffman, Stella McCartney and the Dutch supermarket, Ekoplaza. Vox magazine identifies core data and opportunities in the e-commerce world of single-use plastics.

Jan 16, 2019 | Persistence over strength: let’s go compostable!

Just like a drop of water can carve through stone, it is through persistence rather than strength that TIPA aims to rid the world of flexible plastic waste and encourage new thinking around compostable alternatives. NewsBlaze tells the TIPA story in this thorough article, touching on the global threat that is plastic, and the viable solution that is compostable packaging.

Jan 14, 2019 | How many white plastic fences do we need anyway?

TIPA’s very own VP of Technology, Eli Lancry PhD, shares with us the ins and outs of the compostable flexible packaging industry, describing the different polymers, benefits and challenges faced when going compostable. The title derives from the idea that some of the recycled plastic which doesn’t end up in landfill is made into items that don’t need high quality material like white picket fences, but how many plastic fences do we need anyhow? The English version of this article can be found in the blog section on our website.

Dec 13, 2018 | Refinery29 highlights brands using TIPA packaging

A Refinery 29 scan of some of the world’s most sustainably-conscious fashion brands boasts Pangaia and Stella McCartney, two fashion houses using TIPA’s fully compostable packaging. After all the eco-innovative effort put forth into designing their sustainable lines, TIPA bags are the icing on the cake — necessary if you want to be a wholly sustainable company.

Dec 12, 2018 | Pharrell’s Favorite Ethical Brand Has Launched Globally

The ethical and minimalist brand is committed to a zero-waste circular system that works with upcycled or recycled materials. Each item is delivered to the wearer in TIPA packaging, which is a plastic alternative that can be placed in a compost bin and completely broken down within 24 weeks.

Dec 10, 2018 | PANGAIA’s sustainable wardrobe essentials come in TIPA packaging

Everything about PANGAIA is sustainable. The young company makes it a point to create clothing of the utmost quality in cruel-free ways, considering the environment in every seam. So it makes perfect sense they would choose TIPA to package their super comfortable garments.

Dec 6, 2018 | TIPA and Stella McCartney’s sustainable fashion arsenal

Wired Magazine published an article about Stella McCartney’s considerable achievements in building a fashion house with sustainable foundations despite naysayers and roadblocks along the way. TIPA is proud to provide fully compostable packaging for Stella, working together to create beautiful packaging designs.

Dec 4, 2018 | Consumers expect brands to stop being wasteful

As plastic waste awareness skyrockets, so does consumer expectation. TIPA research shows that the majority of consumers expect brands to take action against plastic pollution, as we become aware that solutions exist.

Dec 4, 2018 | TIPA survey: who is responsible for reducing plastic waste?

TIPA provides ethical packaging that is also functional. Discovery from our survey suggests that consumers believe more can be done about reducing plastic waste, starting with our individual selves, but of course retailers and large corporations have the power to make a big difference and consumers now expect them to adopt eco-friendly practices.

Dec 3, 2018 | Consensus among consumers: brands should go compostable

TIPA study shows that people are more likely to shop with brands who use compostable packaging. Concern turns to action as people take responsibility for the widespread plastic waste effect in oceans and on land.

Nov 27, 2018 | TIPA study shows consumers want compostable packaging

Retail Insight Network presents telling results from a TIPA survey, bringing to light the dire need felt by consumers all over for brands to start using compostable packaging.

Nov 15, 2018 | Rewriting plastic history with compostable packaging

Plastic Ethics, an online force which amasses critical and relevant information about plastic waste today, highlights TIPA as an innovative company actively altering plastic waste history in an all-encompassing description of the company’s background and success.

Nov 9, 2018 | The Ecologist – Practicing what we preach – on plastics

Everything is degradable – whether it takes 500, or 1,000 years to break down. That doesn’t necessarily make it environmentally sound – sitting in a landfill for all that time, or floating across the oceans and breaking down into microplastics. Creating sustainable packaging means that TIPA’s “bio-material” is fully compostable so after several months it will have fully degraded, much like an orange peel or a banana skin.

Oct 30, 2018 | Rabobank – Compostable packaging is no longer a niche market

Companies are being challenged to find packaging solutions that preserve food without causing plastic waste pollution. And they are increasingly seeking help from innovators to help them solve this ‘plastics conundrum.’

Oct 18, 2018 | Fooddive – Reducing plastic packaging: brands, distributors and government do not live up to consumer expectations

The latest TIPA survey reveals that consumers if they also feel responsible, expect more from the government and retail industry players in the fight to reduce the number of single-use plastic packaging, mostly recycled and non-recyclable. They also say they are ready to use more sustainable innovative solutions, such as compostable.

Oct 6, 2018 | With Recycling, We Buy a Reprieve

Since 1950, we have already produced 8.3 billion tons of plastic. A mountain of waste will eventually become a mountain range because globally, we consume an average of 300 million tons of plastic per year. The problem is that this plastic is most often used only once: it is rarely recyclable, and when it is, it is done only once, before surviving 500 years … Israeli entrepreneur Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO of TIPA Corp , believes that recycling is nothing more than a reprieve.

Oct 1, 2018 | Composting is recycling by nature: The TIPA revolution

Co-founder and CEO Daphna Nissenbaum on TIPA’s mission, and current news on tackling conventional plastic in an up-to-date discussion with online French magazine SoonSoonSoon

Sep 27, 2018 | Luxury now comes with a conscience

Luxury and sustainability collide as Harper’s Bazaar puts the spotlight on Gabriela Hearst and the action she is taking towards fighting plastic waste by partnering with TIPA to package her inventive and glamorous designs. Once used, TIPA packaging can be composted and will disintegrate completely into soil nutrients, just like an orange peel.

Sep 27, 2018 | From field to fork in 2030

As awareness of climate change and waste grows, the way we produce and consume food has to change, and new technology could be the answer. Raconteur approaches CEO and Co-Founder Daphna Nissenbaum of TIPA for her take on the situation.

Sep 21, 2018 | Consumers back stronger measures on plastic waste

A majority of UK consumers believe existing measures to reduce the environmental impact of plastic waste do not go far enough, as revealed by a third party survey conducted by OnePoll and TIPA.

Sep 20, 2018 | Reduction of Plastic Packaging: the Efforts of Brands and Distributors, Not Up to the Expectations of Consumers

TIPA’s survey shows that consumers, if they also feel responsible, expect more from the retail industry in the fight to reduce the number of single-use, mostly non-recycled plastic packaging. non-recyclable.

Sep 20, 2018 | Plastic Bag Charges ‘Don’t Go Far Enough’ To Reduce Waste, Study Finds

Survey conducted by TIPA asked UK consumers their thoughts on the environmental impact of packaging waste and the steps we’re taking to rectify it.

Aug 11, 2018 | TIPA, a Story of Compostable Film

Most plastics are not recyclable, including the one that wraps everything from organic muesli to socks. Hence the idea of ​​a fully biodegradable packaging, marketed by an Israeli company since 2016.

Jul 18, 2018 | Over Plastic Straws? These Designers Have a Few Other Ideas for Reducing Your Plastic Waste

Gabriela Hearst is rethinking plastic waste in another way: shipping. She recently swapped out her plastic packaging for compostable TIPA bags, which biodegrade in 24 weeks (as opposed to 500-plus years, which is how long it can take plastic to do the same).

Jul 11, 2018 | TIPA, a leader in the future of packaging

Raconteur reports in an independent publication about endeavors to reduce waste production, highlighting TIPA’s compostable packaging and partnerships with Gabriela Hearst, Stella McCartney and Snact.

Jun 28, 2018 | Will green or edible packaging be able to replace plastic?

After several years of research, the Israeli company TIPA has managed to develop fully compostable packaging (only degrading under composting conditions). Flexible and flexible, they have properties similar to conventional plastics, and have been used by the Dutch coffee brand Peeze .

Jun 25, 2018 | TIPA Develops Compostable Packaging for Peeze’s Coffee

Israeli packaging company TIPA has partnered with Bio4Pack and Servo Artpack to create compostable packaging for Dutch coffee brand Peeze.

Jun 22, 2018 | Peeze Takes up the Challenge of a Circular Economy and Plans a Production of Several Million Units per Year

Peeze takes up the challenge of more roundness in its approach to coffee through this compostable solution that has been made possible by the expertise of TIPA and the work continues to further increase the share of bio-sourced materials in the packaging .

Jun 16, 2018 | TIPA: ‘Plastic’ film you can compost

It’s a bitter irony that plastic lives up to its hype: it really does isolate your sandwich from the environment, and it lasts forever. Moreover, recycling isn’t going to save the whales. We may religiously discard bottles in recycling bins, but the fact is that most plastic is not even recyclable.

Jun 16, 2018 | TIPA: ‘Plastic’ Film you Can Compost

It’s a bitter irony that plastic lives up to its hype: it really does isolate your sandwich from the environment, and it lasts forever. Moreover, recycling isn’t going to save the whales. We may religiously discard bottles in recycling bins, but the fact is that most plastic is not even recyclable.

Jun 14, 2018 | Israeli Company Invents Plastic Packaging You Can Compost

Even if the TIPA film is tossed into the landfill as opposed to lovingly composted under optimal conditions, it will still vanish, unlike plastic that will stay with our children’s children’s children

Jun 5, 2018 | Gabriela Hearst Chooses TIPA’s Compostable Packaging towards ‘Her Commitment to the Environment’

One of the most compelling things about Hearst is her commitment to the environment. (Is it me, or is it mostly women who are leading this charge?) She’s set a goal to become a completely plastics-free company by April of 2019. That means, among other things, replacing all of the plastic bags her garments are shipped in with compostable Tipa packaging, which breaks down in 24 weeks as opposed to 500 years.

May 25, 2018 | BBIA welcomes TIPA as new member!

The UK Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association welcomes TIPA as a new member of the BBIA. Together we encourage the integration and implementation of bio-based solutions in the UK and in the world during this critical transition into a more sustainable future.

May 17, 2018 | TIPA Innovates Compostable Solutions to Flexible Packaging’s Sustainability Problem

Israeli-based company TIPA asked, what if flexible packaging could behave just like organic material? Amid large-scale headlines around plastic, such as Nestle committing to 100 percent renewable packaging by 2025 and major UK players forming the UK Plastics Pact, this question has become even more relevant. FoodIngredientsFirst speaks to Daphna Nissenbaum, Founder of Tipa, who deliver fully compostable flexible packaging for the food industry.

May 2, 2018 | Packaging: When the wood pulp replaces the plastic

New in packaging ! Futamura partnered with Bio4Pack, a sustainable packaging manufacturer, to create a compostable packaging, Ekoplaza, for Dutch organic grain producer De Halm using NatureFlexTM and TIPA film.

May 2, 2018 | Healthy INSIDER Podcast: Sustainable Packaging Advances

Sustainability is becoming more than just a buzz word to food and beverage consumers. They want to ensure the environment is being cared for with packaging that, at the very least, is recyclable. Ginger Schlueter, assistant editor, paused at the Food Tech conference: Rethinking Food 2018 in Tel Aviv, Israel, to speak with Julie Schifter, vice president of business development, TIPA Corp.

Apr 20, 2018 | Look for the TIPA Logo as Part of 3 Easy Steps Towards Becoming an Environmentalist this Earth Day

Remember those moonshot earth-friendly resolutions you made last Earth Day? How many did you keep up with? Don’t feel bad; many of us are in the same boat. Turns out big changes are easier to make with many small changes — changes that almost seem effortless. Because they are effortless, small changes are so much likelier to be kept! Going green can be especially overwhelming. One of the biggest obstacles to improving environmental conditions is our daily habits. However, if we can start by making a few minor shifts in our daily routines, it can add up to making a

Apr 19, 2018 | The next frontier in sustainability: Packaging matters

Leading innovators in packaging talk about where the industry is now in terms of sustainability, where it needs to go and what barriers remain to getting there. This Natural Products Expo West session features Lara Dickinson of OSC2, Reyna Bryan of Elk Packaging, Brian Durkee of Numi Organic Tea, Andrew Falcon of Full Cycle Bioplastics and Elzaphan Hotam of TIPA.

Apr 9, 2018 | TIPA is 1 of 4 Israeli Startups Leading Sustainability Efforts In The Food Sector

The food industry has very slowly over the past few years addressed the issue of sustainability as it remains a large contributor to environmental pollution, accounting for about 20-30 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions as of 2010, not to mention the 1.3 billion ton of food and packaging waste produced every year. Entrepreneurs all over the world have been trying to meet this concern with innovations in agriculture, packaging, recycling, and nutrition. Beyond recycling and composting, consumers are looking for products that are environmentally friendly, pushing companies to meet market demands.

Mar 27, 2018 | EkoPlaza Introduces Plastic-Free Packaging

Dutch supermarket chain EkoPlaza has partnered with fully compostable flexible packaging suppliers Bio4pack and TIPA to introduce plastic-free packaging

Mar 23, 2018 | Life After Plastic: What are Grocery’s other Packaging options

Plastic packaging has faced fierce criticism for decades, but never quite like this. Two months after the government announced plans to phase out avoidable plastic waste by 2042, the industry is in a race against time to find viable alternatives, and TIPA is one of them

Mar 23, 2018 | Plastic: A Crossroads of Political Attention and all the Opportunities

Daphna Nissenbaum, Co-Founder and CEO of TIPA, talks about companies, brands and players in the plastics industry: it’s time for you to change the story. Plastic is one of the new points of political, economic and legal convergence in France and internationally. For, if only a quarter of plastic packaging is recycled to date, the government wants to achieve a 100% recycling rate of plastics by 2025.

Mar 19, 2018 | Our Aim is to Change the History of Plastic, says Compostable Packaging Creator

Daphna Nissenbaum’s company TIPA supplies packaging for a Dutch supermarket featuring the world’s first plastic-free shopping aisle.

Mar 19, 2018 | Our Aim is to Change the History of Plastic, says Compostable Packaging Creator

The entrepreneur behind packaging used in the world’s first plastic-free supermarket aisle has said she wants to “change the history of plastic” to tackle waste.

Mar 19, 2018 | Packaging Entrepreneur Vows to ‘Change the History of Plastic Use’

TIPA entrepreneur behind packaging used in the world’s first plastic-free supermarket aisle has said she wants to “change the history of plastic” to tackle waste.

Mar 19, 2018 | Plastic Free Supermarket on a Mission to Save the World

In the UK, snack brand Snact is using TIPA wrappings, while Stella McCartney announced last year a commitment to using the alternative to plastic packaging. Sian Sutherland, co-founder of A Plastic Planet, the charity behind the plastic-free aisle initiative, said it showed ‘a huge range of plastic-free packaging options for the grocery sector are viable, convenient and ready to use’.

Mar 16, 2018 | Compostable packaging in action: a BBC discussion

The BBC discusses new endeavors in the fight against plastic pollution, showcasing TIPA packaging as a viable alternative to conventional plastic, specifically in our work with Snact, a fruit snack producer that tackles food waste.

Mar 13, 2018 | TIPA, the Startup that Develops 100% Compostable Flexible Packaging, will be Present at CFIA to Present its Latest Innovations

Daphna Nissembaum, CEO and co-founder of TIPA, regularly speaks internationally on issues of sustainable transition, alternative plastic packaging, waste management and the importance of developing a sector dedicated to bio-waste collection. and composting. She will also come to pitcher during the Hacking of the Town Hall, on March 16th in Paris.

Mar 13, 2018 | NOAH 2018, Connecting Leaders to Empower the European Digital Ecosystem

CEO and Co-Founder, Daphna Nissenbaum, presents at NOAH conference in Tel Aviv for a large crowd of leaders in the the entrepreneurial, digital marketplace.

Mar 12, 2018 | CFIA / TIPA, the Startup that Develops 100% Compostable Flexible Packaging

The Israeli company TIPA, invited by the Pierre Lelong Agency, will be present at the Carrefour des Fournisseurs of the Agribusiness Industries of Rennes, March 13th, 14th and 15th. Since 2010, TIPA has been developing …

Mar 9, 2018 | Tipa on the CFIA

The Israeli specialist in compostable packaging exhibits on the stand of Agence Pierre Lelong – present on the stand of Agence Pierre Lelong (APL) at the Crossroads of the suppliers of the food industry (CFIA).

Feb 28, 2018 | Special CFIA 2018. Biodegradable Packaging Democratize Bio-Sourced

According to the packaging solutions presented in preview in our special edition CFIA of February 2018, the show is more than ever under the auspices of eco-design: trays and sachets in mono-materials, reducing the thicknesses of plastic, the rise of paper or kraft offers, etc. In this field, the bio-sourced is also more and more present. Israeli start-up TIPA Sustainable Packaging unveiled for the first time in the French market its 100% compostable film at the stand of Agence Pierre Lelong (APL) during CFIA 2017. Since then, this three-month film has come a long way internationally.

Feb 19, 2018 | Innovation Arises from Shared Passion for Compostable Packaging

Bio4pack and TIPA, already established partners in the Netherlands, were exactly what organic grains company, De Halm, was looking for. Together, they were able to develop a compostable packaging solution, and a long-term relationship, that has proven to be an overall success.

Jan 22, 2018 | Top 100 companies to watch in sustainable innovation lists TIPA

TIPA is featured on a list of companies capturing the attention of leading investors and corporates in the market. i3’s Top 100 Ones to Watch list for 2018 identifies leaders in sustainable innovation.

Dec 11, 2017 | Biodegradable, Healthy and Ultra-Resistant: Here is the Plastic of the Future

The World Efficiency Forum, held in Paris from December 12 to 14, is an opportunity to present TIPA. An Israeli company that has developed biodegradable plastic packaging that is just as resistant as conventional models.

Nov 30, 2017 | Tipa Biodegradable Plastic Packs More and More People

A wind of hope is blowing on the packaging sector. The young Israeli start-up TIPA, which has created biodegradable plastic for the food and fashion industry, raised more than 9 million euros at the beginning of the month.

Nov 12, 2017 | Luxury Brands get Drunk with a Plastic Compound

Stella McCartney and other influential names in fashion and luxury rely on TIPA plastic. A material that looks exactly like the polluting version, while being completely biodegradable in compost.

Oct 2, 2017 | TIPA Raises $11 Million in Funding during Second Round

With this tour de table, Austin and Gabriela Hearst join TIPA’s already existing investors: GreenSoil Investments and Horizons Ventures. “We were extremely impressed with the products and the TIPA team, and the company has developed and introduced revolutionary compostable packaging solutions to the market, and we are delighted to have led this round of financing, which will provide the necessary capital. TIPA to establish its leading position in this market sector,” says Austin Hearst.

Sep 20, 2017 | Startups that Change the World: TIPA Packaging as Biodegradable as an Orange Peel

On the occasion of Convergences, held in Paris in early September, TIPA was able to present its new product to manufacturers, Ademe and the OECD. And the arguments echoed. France is indeed “a very interesting market because of its new legislation.”… “The regulation helps but the market has already understood, ” says Daphna Nissenbaum. Globally, the flexible packaging market is valued at $ 91 billion a year. It is expected to climb to 114 billion by 2020.

Jul 13, 2017 | TIPA, the Israeli startup that wants to make flexible plastic disappear

“Consumers and businesses are interested in TIPA’s new solutions,” says Daphna Nissenbaum. TIPA, which launched the marketing of its products in 2016, has also in the space of one year saw the number of its customers multiply by ten and the turnover increase between 30% and 50% of quarter to quarter. Already present in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States, “countries leaders in sustainable products”, the company has just invested France

May 22, 2017 | Hearst is first in replacing all packaging with TIPA

Gabriela Hearst describes using TIPA bags: “You throw it in with your compost, and it will decompose in 24 weeks. It’s a solution to a big problem.” The ever-inspiring fashion designer with the authentic drive to produce quality eco-innovative products is the first to switch all her plastic to TIPA compostable packaging.

May 12, 2017 | TIPA and JINDAL FILMS Europe Announce Collaboration at Interpack

TIPA Sustainable Packaging, a developer and manufacturer of breakthrough bio-based, fully compostable, flexible packaging, and Jindal Films Europe, a global leader in the development and manufacture of specialty packaging and labeling film solutions announced the signature of partnership agreement at interpack 2017.

Apr 19, 2017 | Bio-economy: 38 new partners within the BIC

The BIC (Biobased Industries Consortium) consortium announced the arrival of 16 new full-time members (one of them is TIPA) and 22 associate members in the European bio-economy industry cartel.

Jan 27, 2017 | 5 minutes with Julia Schifter, Business Development Director at TIPA.

My hope for TIPA – and the world is that we can help to change behavior quick enough. After all, novel solutions that seemed futuristic yesterday are already becoming today’s reality.

Jan 25, 2017 | GLOBALLY SPOTTED: TIPA – Bio-Based plastics that’s plastic-like & flexible & fully compostable

What do a banana peel and a Tipa Bio-Plastic pouch have in common? Wait for it! They both decompose in a compost pile. Compostable pro-plastic packaging from Tipa feels like plastic, looks like plastic and is plastic. There is just one difference: its end of life is fully compostable.

Jan 10, 2017 | TIPA is one of the Incredible Green Innovations That Are Changing Our World

Plastic for food and beverage packaging is responsible for two-thirds of the world’s plastic waste. That’s a lot. But there’s someone new in town: looks like plastic, feels like plastic, works like plastic – but is fully compostable. TIPA sustainable packaging CEO & co-founder Daphna Nissenbaum: “Consumers enjoy the same level of packaging functionality. Manufacturers get bio-plastics that meet all their manufacturing requirements and that are adaptable to their current packaging and production practices, and we all benefit from a cleaner environment.” Israeli brand TIPA is innovating in the field of packaging design, creating biodegradable, flexible plastic products that can

Jan 10, 2017 | TIPA in the top innovations in packaging

It might not get any greener than a fully compostable package, and that’s exactly what one new snack brand is delivering. Snact’s fruit jerky is available in 100% home compostable packaging, the first of its kind in the U.K.

Dec 21, 2016 | Snack brand opts for compostable packaging

Compostable and flexible packaging producer TIPA has signed an exclusive UK brand partnership with Snact, a social enterprise that makes snacks from surplus product. The brand wanted its packaging to match the ethos of the company, which is to promote sustainability and tackle the causes of food waste.

Oct 26, 2016 | Compostable and edible packaging: the companies waging war on plastic

Snact is a London-based company prevented more than 50 tonnes of apples, bananas, blueberries and raspberries from going to landfill by creating snacks from surplus fruit. Now they have a solution for it’s plastic packaging waste. In partnership with Israeli packaging company Tipa, Snact has launched packaging that takes six months to break down in garden compost. “We have found a way of being disposable without causing environmental damage,” says co-founder of Snact Ilana Taub.

Oct 7, 2016 | TIPA Packaging supplies fully compostable flexible packaging for Snact

With most commonly available laminates for food packaging today being non-recyclable, this partnership marks a significant step for both brands as they move to a truly holistic solution to significantly reduce the unsustainable volume of non-recyclable waste currently generated by the industry.

Oct 6, 2016 | Snact and TIPA launch compostable bags for fruit jerky

The new bags decompose within 180 days

Oct 4, 2016 | Snact chooses TIPA’s compostable, flexible packaging

Sustainable packaging developer Tipa has announced its UK brand partnership with Snact, a social enterprise making snacks from surplus product.

Sep 30, 2016 | Snact choose TIPA to roll out fully compostable flexible packaging

Ilana Taub co-Founder of Snact said: “We launched our new packaging in December last year with traditional plastic as we struggled to find an environmentally-friendly option that had the functional properties required as well as being food safe. We were introduced to TIPA through another company and quickly released it was the perfect option to build on our environmental and social ethics”

Aug 19, 2016 | Food Navigator – Tipa seeks partnerships with compostable plastic packaging

TIPA’s CEO Daphna Nissenbaum: “We see companies seek for solutions and consumers that demand sustainable packaging. We all understand that something has to change… we cannot continue littering by using plastic as we do”.

Jul 20, 2016 | British Plastics – Flexible food packaging that decomposes like orange peel set for UK launch

TIPA has created what is says is a biobased and fully compostable flexible packaging solution, which has the same end-of-life organic waste properties as the food it wraps, whilst being as transparent, durable and impermeable as ordinary plastic packaging.

Jun 15, 2016 | Sheffa’s Better for the Planet Initiative with Tipa Compostable Packaging

A small food company meets a clean-tech start-up and decides to take on the world – the vision behind a new Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign called “Better for the Planet” that was launched by Sheffa Foods with TIPA’s Compostable Packaging

May 18, 2016 | Biobased World News – How orange peel is inspiring a new alternative to plastic packaging

“TIPA was to resolved to meet the challenge of creating sustainable flexible packaging by creating advanced bio-plastic materials applied in their clever new packaging solutions. The packaging was based around the goal to create useful packaging that can be returned back to nature after it is disposed of, just like an orange peel becomes a part of the food waste stream.”

May 18, 2016 | How2recycle – Compostable Packaging Label System Coming Soon

“Supporters of the How2Compost Label include Natureworks, Innovia Films, Eco-Products, Tipa, among others. Companies can become members of How2Compost only, or be members of both How2Recycle and How2Compost. – See more at: http://how2recycle.info/news/2016/compostable-packaging-label-system-coming-soon#sthash.aCTrs1uD.dpuf”

Apr 12, 2016 | The Huffington Post – 7 Start-ups Shaking up the Fashion Industry – Tipa-Corp compostable packaging

TIPA Sustainable Packaging – Reduces plastic waste. Every department store across the country requires apparel to be individually wrapped in polybags. If the industry switched to TIPA bags, the fashion industry will drastically reduce their plastic footprint.

Apr 10, 2016 | Magnifeco – 7 Start-ups Shaking up the Fashion Industry

TIPA Sustainable Packaging – TIPA has developed a new generation of flexible films and packaging that can go through a natural recycling process following their original use, exactly like an orange or a banana peel.

Mar 30, 2016 | Tipa – from start-up to World Food Innovation Award in 5 years

Tipa Corp. was proud and honoured to have been awarded the best environmental/CSR initiative award for its range of 100% compostable flexible packaging for fresh produce, TipLock zipper bags, stand up pouches, paper applications, and for coffee and snacks.

Mar 8, 2016 | TIPA CEO honored to present at WIZO Israel International Women’s Day Conference

Daphna Nissenbaum, CEO and Co-Founder of TIPA, was honored to be invited to make a presentation at the conference on the topic of “Her life as a manager of a high tech company.”

Dec 21, 2015 | Snapmunk – “TIPA Launches Compostable Biodegradable packaging”

TIPA, a sustainable packaging tech startup from Israel, is trying to help us clean up our act by providing compostable, biodegradable packaging solutions for the food industry – the biggest contributors to plastic waste, producing 2/3 of its total global volume.

Dec 10, 2015 | FoodBev – “Compostable packaging’s ‘overwhelming number of mentions’ in foodservice report”

Daphna Nissenbaum, the CEO of Tipa “The infrastructure is there – we just have to integrate into it. I believe that in the future the only place for flexible packaging will be in the food waste stream, and this is where it ought to be. Get into the compost system, decompose, and go back to nature. In this future world the piles of plastic that we use for packaging we disappear within a short time.

Dec 8, 2015 | PMMI study identifies Tipa’s approach among global packaging trends

Another approach to an end-of-life solution for flexible packaging is that taken by the manufacturers of compostable flexible packaging. According to Daphna Nissenbaum, the CEO of one such company, Tipa, on the company blog, “our packaging solution offers a way to treat packaging like organic waste, like a creation of nature, like an orange peel. The infrastructure is there – we just have to integrate into it. I believe that in the future the only place for flexible packaging will be in the food waste stream, and this is where it ought to be. Get into the compost system, decompose,

Oct 23, 2015 | GreenIsGoodRadio – The Bioplastic Solution for Food Packaging with TIPA’s Daphna Nissenbaum

TIPA’s solution will make food consumption just a bit more guilt-free – environmentally, that is…

Oct 21, 2015 | Mittelstand-Die-Macher – Innovation: This package decompose itself

What an innovation: Use the packaging of Israeli startups Tipa, and it will decomposes itself in the compost and become a fertilizer !

Oct 7, 2015 | Startupitalia – The Next Tech – The packages which decompose in 6 months !

” Tipa’s packages have the same properties of plastic, but they are 100% biodegradable ! “

Oct 2, 2015 | Veckans Affärer – “When the experts said we were crazy, we knew we found our startup”

Aug 19, 2015 | Green Innovations by entrepreneurs women – From the Grapevine

Aug 17, 2015 | Is Composting a Solution to one of Flexible Packaging’s Greatest Problem? – FoodBev

Jun 21, 2015 | How TIPA’s 100% biodegradable packaging plans to solve the food waste problem

TIPA’s solution will make food consumption just a bit more guilt-free – environmentally, that is…

Apr 12, 2015 | Red Herring 2015 Finalist

Tipa-Corp announced today it has been selected as a Finalist for Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the European business region.

Apr 22, 2014 | Tipa-Corp has raised $10 million in a financing round led by Li Ka-shing’s Horizons Ventures

Biodegradable packaging company Tipa Corporation has raised $10 million in a financing round led by Li Ka-shing’s Horizons Ventures.