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Even Sweet snacks can harm our environment. From the packaging to the ingredients used. Take chewing gum, for example. Did you know that there can be as much plastic in one piece of standard gum as in one plastic straw?! More and more sweet producers are changing their packaging for wrapping and shipping into more eco-friendly products. However, below are…

There are two reasons to set up a battery storage system at home. The first, and most obvious, is for those houses with solar panels. During the day, energy captured by solar panels is either used immediately or directed to batteries and stored for later use. The second, is to store energy taken from the grid at off-peak times; this…

The use of Bamboo in the western world is increasing as it is now being incorporated into a wide range of items, including clothing, toilet rolls, flooring and walls in construction, bike frames, funeral caskets and even computer hardware. This use of sustainably produced Bamboo will play a pivotal role in moving society towards a fairer and greener economy. Bamboo's…

The natural world exists sustainably, with all the plants, animals, landscape, and other features and products on the planet working in unison. However, as we all know, the human race is currently existing quite differently. In our quest to become more sustainable, some companies are finding that using Biomimicry (the design and production of materials, structures, and systems modelled on…

What is a circular economy? I hear you ask... A circular economy is an economic model designed to reduce the number of resources required and waste produced by an industrial process. It aims to get the maximum use of a resource, whether that be from virgin materials or preferably from sustainable or recycled materials. Then, once the product reaches the…