It may come as no surprise that our opinion of single use plastics is, well, pretty low. Besides consuming Earth’s extremely limited resources to produce, they take thousands of years to break down and they poison our planet whether they’re incinerated, thrown into landfill or dumped on the land. Modern society is currently completely reliant … Read more

It’s more than likely that reducing your carbon footprint is higher up your agenda in 2019 than in previous years, and for good reason. We’ve had some serious food for thought recently, there was the resultant after-shock from the BBC series ‘Blue Planet’, we’ve had Greta Thunberg with her rousing call to action and most … Read more

Recent news items have highlighted the problem of the thousands of tiny particles of plastic that are released in your morning cuppa from some teabags. But that’s not the only source of plastic inside your brew it has been revealed by eco brothers Adrian and Neil Balcombe. Adrian and Neil Balcombe run Single Use Alternatives; … Read more

Packaging Innovations 2019 I’ve been privileged to visit many trade shows in my career and packaging innovations 2019 was no different. Noting the climate emergency, ever present in today’s media, this was disappointing (but I can now understand why). Sian Sutherland of ‘A Plastic Planet’ has successfully delivered a plasticfreeland™ area, with some exciting brands … Read more