18 March 2020 marks 'Global Recycling Day’, a day to help recognise, and celebrate, the importance recycling plays in preserving our precious primary resources and securing the future of our planet. Today, we hear the words reduce, re-use, recycle on a daily basis. But how seriously do we actually take them? And how can we encourage more people to instill the “R’s” as a … [Read more...]
Compostable alternatives to plastic
In events, single-use or disposable plastics have been especially useful in offering convenience, speed, scale, hygiene and affordability. Think of an event with thousands of attendees, and how quickly and safely they can be catered for with pre-packaged meals, disposable cutlery in sterile packaging, and disposable coffee cups (made from paper, but lined in plastic so that … [Read more...]