From Holy Cow to Holy Carp: Banning Single-Use Plastic in F&B

Oct 24

In an effort to reduce single-use plastics in F&B, South Australia just became the first place in the world to ban the iconic soy sauce plastic fish used for take-out. Recently, 3,000 Australians were polled on the measure, and over 97% of them responded positively to the new bill, but would also further extend the bans, admittedly, beyond soy sauce mini bottles, plastic cutlery, and straws.

Alternatives to these forever fishes include refillable dispenser, squeeze sachets, and compostable containers, like Heliograf’s Holy Carp! dropper. The company’s dropper is spill and leak resistant for more than 48 hours and is compostable provided the product is put in a home compost or in organic bins. It is also PLA, PFA, and plastic-free. To further spill-proof the dispenser, their fish comes with an optional compostable sticker. Each Heliograf dropper has a capacity of 12ml of sauce, and is refilled in-store to avoid further waste.

In the last 5 years, Heliograph has collected over 32 pounds of plastic from through its Light Soy lamp project, turning ocean-bound plastic into portable lamps, and yes, it does look like soy sauce fish container.