Wool off-cuts used to ship food and pharmaceuticals

Joely Mitchell
August 12 2020 - 4:00pm
Planet Protector Packaging founder and chief executive Joanne Howarth is driving the charge to turn wasted wool into thermal packaging. Photo: Cartier
Planet Protector Packaging founder and chief executive Joanne Howarth is driving the charge to turn wasted wool into thermal packaging. Photo: Cartier

Wool is able to moderate the temperature of sheep in warmer and cooler months, and now, the natural fibre is being used as an alternative thermal packaging for food and pharmaceutical products.

Joely Mitchell

Joely Mitchell

Stock & Land editor

Joely started her career at Stock & Land as a cadet journalist in 2016. She is now the editor of the paper.

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