Recycled Plastics Are Not the Solution to Sustainable Products
The concept of transforming plastic bottles into fabrics and objects is not new. Since the 1990s, brands have been converting recycled plastics into clothing and other such items. However, only now is the trendy recycled PET getting some spotlight and there has been a lot of talk about how it is a sustainable alternative to […]
Countries that have banned single-use plastic bags
One and a half billion plastic bags are used every day globally. A shocking statistic indeed. This plastic bag that is bought and used only once, then discarded immediately, takes more than 450 years to decompose. And methane gas, released by plastic bag’s degradation, contributes about 20 times more to the greenhouse effect than the […]
5 Ethical Fashion Brands Using Recycled Ocean Plastic
Calling all eco-conscious fashionistas! There are now 46,000 pieces of plastic in every square mile of ocean on our planet. Information like this is hard to ignore, but there are ways to help. One very cool way to reduce this problem is to wear some of that plastic… Yep, you read that right… wear it. […]
The 3 R’s: 2 effortless green habits & 1 false myth
The arrival of the climate change movements has brought a mantra we all heard about: “Reduce, reuse and recycle”. We became conscious of how our lifestyle is not sustainable. So, we learned that reducing means decreasing the amount of waste we produce. We understood that reusing means using our goods more than once. And, we recognised that recycling means […]