Sustainable Food Packaging Using Welsh Ryegrass

Sustainable Food Packaging Using Welsh Ryegrass

Mar 12th, 2013

UK food retailer Waitrose is teaming up with two Welsh universities to examine the use of Welsh ryegrass to make sustainable food packaging. To read more, click HERE.

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