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“Nestub by Fibrestar ® offers suppliers seeking to reduce or remove plastic from their operations a viable alternative. Made of renewable materials it can be palletised and stacked
About
Nestub Brand is being built around the opportunities to replace plastic with paper based materials which is very challenging as plastic has been extensively and successfully used for many products and applications . We have been working with the largest producer of vitamin supplements for livestock in the UK for the last 4 years - they have supported the project with testing and approval and will change from using plastic and plan to adopt Nestub in the near future
Key Benefits
Nestub is sustainable – Plastic is not!
Plastic becomes brittle in low temperatures with risk to Animal health & injuries to mouth
A 66% reduction in CO2 levels
100% biodegradable and renewable
Paper is already widely and easily recycled
Reduces reliance on fossil fuel consumption
Reduction in plastic consumption and generation of microplastics - effects on human health yet unknown
Reduction in landfill waste or pollution through illegal incineration
Supports companies that have high environmental values and targets
Avoids plastic tax levies designed to promote change
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation in 2025 will further increase plastic unit costs
Applications
Agriculture - feed buckets
Peck Feeders - chicken cake for free range chickens
Bitumen
Chlorine - tablets - pools and spa's
Equine feeds
Plant Growers
Supermarket - reusable, refillable containers