Shipping and delivery: Waxing lyrically
Beeswax wraps have become a popular alternative for food packaging. Dr Peter Cannon-Brookes, a British art historian and museologist (formerly keeper of art at Birmingham and at the National Museum of Wales), looks at the history of the waxed cloth and why beeswax could be important for the future of sustainable packaging
In earlier centuries a constant problem for packers and carriers was keeping the goods dry as well…