British company Modern Milkman claims it has become ‘the first company in the UK’ to introduce Treetop Biopak’s home-compostable bread bag to its customers, said to break down in around 12 months without leaving microplastics or pollutants behind.
The new bread bags are being rolled out across Modern Milkman’s freshly baked bread range, including loaves from bakery partner Bread of Life and a network of local bakeries nationwide. The new packaging will be introduced at no extra cost to customers.
Modern Milkman says the new single-layer film is waterproof, keeping the bread fresh until customers are ready to dispose of it in their food waste bin, garden compost heap or re-use the bag as an organic waste bin liner to collect food waste.
Jenny Thomason, head of commercial at Modern Milkman in the UK, said, “The search for a solution that protects the quality of our bakery on the doorstep in an eco-friendly way has taken years – so we’re really excited to launch this to our customers. We’re incredibly proud of this move, bringing us one step closer to our mission of ensuring that with the products we deliver absolutely nothing goes to waste.”
Last year Woolworths stated it expected to save approximately 50,000 kilograms of virgin plastic each year through its own brand bread bags, manufactured by Amcor and made from 30% recycled plastic. The low-density polyethylene (LDPE) food grade bags are in use across six bread products.
Also in 2025, Ruizhi Machinery unveiled its bread paper bag machine, said to achieve cutting speeds of up to 130 bags per minute and aiming to meet the production requirements of small to medium-sized bakeries and bread suppliers. The machine offers precise printing, folding, and gluing, ensuring that each paper bag has a secure seal to protect the bread and help extend its shelf life.
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