and wine producing industries. They are working with Monash University as research partners to localize the processing solution. Great Wrap is currently producing about 900 rolls of cling wrap per day, but their goal is to produce three million kilometres of wrap by the end of this year. The business is expanding by leaps and bounds. Soon they will be the biggest cling wrap manufacturers in the Southern Hemisphere. “Our goal is to put an end to petroleumbased plastic being manufactured,” Julia says. It’s not just cling wrap for home use and pallets that Julia and Jordy are looking at producing. They want to cover as many industries’ needs as possible. They are now looking into producing silage wrap. That’s the plastic that hay bales are wrapped in. Many farmers just burn the wrap after use which is bad for the environment. Compostable wrap is the perfect solution. Next Julia and Jordy want to move into making the punnets that fruits and vegetables come in. Silage wrap and punnets are their goal for 2022. There is no reason to believe that the plastics industry can’t be totally revolutionised. Harmful plastics can be replaced by compostable products. If anyone can do that, it’s Julia and Jordy Kay.
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July 2021
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