Here’s an attempt to give a short history and to list all the inventions and milestones that, directly and indirectly, played their part in climate change and global warming. 3500 BC Sumerians invent the wheel. 3000 BC Sumerians invent money; the Shekel. 1st Century BC & AD Vitruvius invents the term “AeolisPila”, the ball of […]

A local water company will start selling a bottle made from plant-based materials to reduce the amount of plastic it produces. New bottle to be available in hotels and airports by May. Al Ain water launched its “plant bottle’, which will be available at food service providers by May, at Gulfood in Dubai on Monday.

Henkel is stepping up its commitment for sustainability and has set further ambitious packaging targets for 2025 to promote a circular economy. By then, 100 percent of Henkel’s packaging will be recyclable or reusable* and the company will reduce fossil-based virgin plastics by 50 percent in its consumer goods packaging. Additionally, Henkel wants to contribute

The coronavirus epidemic (Covid-19) continues to spread. Naturally, Arkema is watching its evolution in real time and mobilizing around the world in an attempt to deal with this unprecedented health situation. We are putting in place our own health instructions in the various countries in which we operate in line with the directives laid down

Borealis employs stringent health and safety measures to protect employees and maintain business continuity. We are taking all steps within our power to help stop the spread of the #Coronavirus disease outbreak, to protect our employees and business partners and ensure safe operations. As a responsible company, Borealis is taking all steps within its power

What do environmental activists look like? Some might be surprised to learn that they look like three Whitby School 7th graders who are the founding members of Greenwich Bottles No More (GBNM). Anika Bhat, Saachi Bogavelli, and Kira Ferenc started this organization to ban single-use plastic water bottles in the Town of Greenwich. This is

Fast food firm says from 2021, Happy Meals sold in the UK will contain soft toys, paper gifts gifts or books. McDonald’s has bowed to pressure from anti-plastic campaigners, announcing Happy Meals sold in the UK will not contain plastic toys from next year. Instead the meals, which are aimed at young children, will contain

City Council plans to discuss the issue; no date set yet. The Port Townsend City Council plans to discuss a potential ban on plastic straws after hearing from members of the Port Townsend High School Students For Sustainability. The group met during a workshop on Monday with council members, telling them that plastic straws damage

Aesthetics comes first when selecting a piece of jewellery, but safe and sustainable materials are equally important. In the best case, the same goes also for the jewellery box. The Finnish jewellery brand Ilonakoru found a solution in boxes made from our DuraSense biocomposite. Ilonakoru designs colourful hand-made eardrops from PEFC and FSC certified wood

A new method to produce biodegradable plastic made from vitis vinifera, or commonly known as grapes, has been discovered. the brilliant mind behind this innovation is none less than geisha montes de oca, based in los angeles and dominican native. the said plastic, aside from being non-toxic and edible, biodegrades in a matter of days

Sarolea is a revived Belgian motorcycle manufacturer that took on the historic Sarolea brand after the original company ceased production in the 1960’s. The revived brand now focuses solely on electric powered motorcycles, but at the heart of the company is the same passion of motorcycles that founded the original brand back in 1850. Sarolea

Together with packaging manufacturer ALPLA, Henkel has achieved a further step in its activities in the field of sustainable packaging: From now on Perwoll bottles in Western Europe will not only be fully recyclable, but also contain 25 percent recycled PE (polyethylene) from post-consumer sources as standard. “With the introduction of bottles made of 25

Erema Group got the go-ahead to use its technology to recycle HDPE into food and drink packaging and foodservice wares. Meanwhile, other companies got federal green lights for PET recycling. Over the past seven months, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued three letters of no objection (LNOs) to companies involved in plastics recycling.

Lidl has become the first supermarket in the UK to launch new packaging made from “ocean bound plastic”. The plastic will be collected from beaches in South East Asia, which – according to the retailer’s research – is where 80-90% of plastic packaging enters the ocean. The plan will see discarded plastic picked up, recycled