Nowadays consumer’s lifestyle and spending is largely influenced by environmental concerns. This means that many consumers are open to purchasing reusable bottles, coffee mugs and containers. This approach is great but it’s very important that consumers and retailers are hygienic to avoid getting sick. According to A City To Sea Campaign 120 health scientists have …
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Zero waste stores stock on items that are in high demand such as pasta, spices rice and nuts including cleaning detergents and cosmetics sometimes. Zero waste stores may be smaller than supermarkets but it is important that there is legit and effective stock control of the products. Stock control also known as inventory management is …
Refill stores are usually independent and small stores that sell non-packaged food; forcing customers to bring their own containers when purchasing their items. Local businesses are now transforming their shelves to be filled with glass jars containing nuts, shampoo or grains; instead of plastic packaging. The rise of refill stores: According to greenpeace, in 2019 …
Plastic waste is an ongoing crisis across the globe. Not only does plastic waste affect the environment and animals; microplastics have now been discovered in human blood. In addition to this, if individuals, the government and businesses fail to seek alternative ways to reduce the use of plastic; the production is said to quadruple by …
From the beginning of 2020 the world faced a very difficult time. The rise of the COVID-19 pandemic put many people’s lives at stake. It is no secret that to stop the spread of the deadly pandemic, intense measures were put in place to protect the lives of humanity. Masks were used to avoid the …
Plastic waste is an ongoing problem that continues to destroy the environment, human and wildlife. In order to effectively tackle the root cause of this problem it is vital that businesses and the public think differently about packaging. There need to be an uprising of legit innovations that challenge the existing designs, material and design …
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Recycling is when materials are collected and processed into new products instead of being thrown away. This benefits the environment and the community. There are three steps to recycling namely collection and processing, manufacturing and also getting new products made from recycled materials. What are the benefits of recycling? The benefits are that the economic …
What does it mean to refill and reuse? Refilling is the process of reusing something and as a result the packaging stays in the system and can be used multiple times. .According to research Americans use 2.5 million plastic bottles an hour and it takes about 500 years for a plastic water bottle to decompose. …
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It is very important that we take care of our environment as it is what will house the next generation. Plastic has immensely endangered the environment and we need to reuse plastic bags to save our planet. Plastics are not biodegradable meaning that they take years to decompose and as a result of this they …
Congratulations to Nevo Hadas and Marc Wetselaar including the rest of the Smartfill team for making it as the 2nd runner up and one of the top 5 finalists at the SA innovation summit; which is the largest start-up event in Africa. Smartfill in partnership with Smollan thrives to continue shaping a sustainable world through plastic free retail & increasing food affordability. Nevo …