12th October 2009
Seen to be greener?
Many companies all over the world are now offering for sale ecologically sound products, in our business the most commonplace are the PLA (poly-lactic acid) coated Paper Coffee Cups the likes of Tim Hortons and the other major coffee ...
02nd October 2009
As we are now enjoying the very best the UK summer has to offer, it can only mean that the festival season is well and truly underway. Recent festivals have included the Isle of Wight Festival as well as the ever popular Glastonbury Festival. For the firs...
16th September 2009
A safer British pint glass is being developed by designers in a bid to crack the big problem of "glassings". On behalf of the Design and Technology Alliance Against Crime, the Design Council has appointed a team of specialist designers to draw up an alter...
16th September 2009
Our leaders are saving us from the threat of "dangerous" disposable merchandise - with taxes!
Recently a law in France was passed to tax plastic tableware to try to encourage consumers to buy more eco-friendly products, and Paris is planning to expand ...
29th August 2009
Shops large and small far and wide are pontificating to allabout how green they are and how many rainforests they are saving buy flogging their new "eco" products to us. Whole companies have been created dedicated solely to supplying us with green mercha...
18th August 2009
Can there be much difference in the quality of one disposable table cloth to another? Does the method in which one is manufactured have much bearing on its quality, sustainability or suitability?
The answer is maybe so.
There are numerous manuf...
18th August 2009
Unbreakable Polycarbonate Pint Glasses and rigid Polystrene Reusable Pint Tumblers are becoming a common feature in pubs and nightclubs up and down the UK, increasingly so since the introduction of the smoking ban. As people who smoke are forced outs...
18th August 2009
Often people question the description of One Piece Injection Moulded Plastic Champagne Glasses, the query being what does One Piece refer? This simply means that the product is in-one-piece, not in two or three pieces. There are many Champagne Flutes avai...
18th August 2009
Many coffee chains in the UK and US are now offering discounts if customers take ceramic coffee cups instead of using the stores own disposable cups.
Most are lauded for their commitment to looking after our environment but is there any proof that thes...
18th August 2009
Corporate firms far and wide are advising usabout how green they are and how many rainforests they are saving buy flogging their new "eco" products to us. Whole companies have sprung up dedicated solely to supplying us with green merchandise, telling us ...
