Category: Environment EN

Reusing a plastic item to extend its use and lifetime will maximise its utilisation and reduce plastic waste. Reusing your plastic cutlery or going for a compostable alternative could personally save you 466 items of unnecessary plastic every year (WWF). Additionally, converting 20% of plastic packaging into reuse models is a USD 10 billion business opportunity that benefits consumers and...

Reduce the use and purchase of plastic materials to reduce energy usage, raw materials and landfill waste. Since 1950, close to half of all plastic has ended up in landfill or dumped in the wild, and only 9% of used plastic has been adequately recycled. Reducing plastic consumption can drive government policy and business commitments to eliminate unnecessary plastic. Here are some things you can...

Refusing unnecessary plastic where possible will decrease plastic pollution on nature, wildlife and human health. A survey showed that 74% of consumers are willing to pay for more sustainable packaging. Shifting consumer preference s can encourage FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) companies and retailers to rethink the plastic system and offer more sustainable alternatives.  Examples of what...

Re-evaluate consumption habits to minimise plastic use. This will decrease the amount of waste produced and prevent leakage into the environment. Without action, the annual flow of plastic into the ocean could nearly triple by 2040. Rethinking plastics will ensure the value of materials is kept within a ‘closed-loop’ system, encouraging companies to improve approaches to the supply chain....

  Use alternative materials to plastics for everyday usage to avoid leakage into the oceans and drive demand for environmentally friendly products. About 8 million metric tons of plastic are thrown into the ocean annually (Jambeck, 2015). Shifts in consumer demand can encourage companies to adapt their sustainability agendas to accommodate. Examples of what you can do: > Replace plastic...

Several international climate justice organisations including Malaysian based Third World Network and Friends of the Earth International, today released a new report: Chasing Carbon Unicorns: The deception of carbon markets and "net zero". In the lead up to the delayed UN Climate Change Conference (called COP26) scheduled to held in Glasgow, in the United Kingdom later this year, big polluters...

  "52 organizations from all over the world, including Basel Action Network (BAN), Greenpeace, GAIA, the Environmental Investigation Agency, and The Last Beach Cleanup, have written letters to the nine largest global shipping lines: Hapag-Lloyd (Germany), Maersk (Denmark), CMA CGM (France), MSC (Switzerland), Hamburg SUD (Germany), Hyundai Merchant Marine (Korea), Evergreen (Taiwan), COSCO...

Coca-Cola produces over 100 billion plastic bottles each year, many of which wash up on shores and litter streets around the world. Our global Brand Audit recently named Coca-Cola the world’s worst plastic polluter for the third year in a row. Now, the company has announced it will roll out 100% recycled plastic bottles for select brands in some U.S. states. Unfortunately, this is a false...

Which alternative fibres can we use to make packaging? a) Wheat Straw Residue b) Recycled Cotton c) Recycled Burlap Bags d) Hemp Residue ANSWER: ALL OF THEM! Recycled and alternative fibres have already been proven to be a fantastic fibre source for packaging. In addition, #NextGenSolutions fibre solutions, such as wheat straw and other agricultural residues, are increasingly available for use...

PLASTIC More than 1/3 of annual global plastics production is packaging. To make matters worse around 3-billion trees are logged each year to produce paper packaging, with nearly a 1/3 from primary forests. We have a packaging problem. Let's address it. #Pack4Good #Forests