THE NEXT TIME YOU ENJOY A TAKEAWAY COFFEE, SPARE A THOUGHT FOR THE MILLIONS OF TREES THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE.

Every year in the US alone, over 53 billion takeaway coffee cups end up in landfill. In Australia, the figure is over 1 billion.

Sav AcetoJuly 19, 2019#Deforestation, #Recycling, #Awareness

ARE SUPERMARKETS READY FOR WHEN ALL SINGLE USE & MULTIPLE USE PLASTIC BAGS ARE BANNED?

Planet Ecologica have developed I AM NOT PLASTIC and I AM NOT PAPER shopping bags from PlantPulp.

Sav AcetoNovember 26, 2017#Deforestation, #Recycling, #Awareness

IT’S TIME HOT AND COLD PAPER DRINK CUPS WERE ASSIGNED TO HISTORY, NOT LANDFILL.

It has estimated that the US consumption of single use paper cups is some 108 billion cups per year, the UK uses an estimated 2.5 billion paper cups every year and in Australia the figure is 1 billion.

Sav AcetoNovember 23, 2017#Deforestation, #Recycling, #Awareness

We’ve developed our own vegetable based inks to be as eco friendly as the eco packaging it prints on.

With all the effort put into developing sustainable materials, it would be counterproductive to print with non-eco inks. So, we made our own.

Sav AcetoNovember 21, 2017#Deforestation, #Recycling, #Awareness

RECYCLING SOUNDS GOOD ON PAPER, BUT TO THE FOREST, IT’S A VISCIOUS CIRCLE.

Recycling is better than nothing, but despite our collective efforts, every single second, 90 hectares of forest are still being chopped down to feed our appetite for cheap, throwaway, one-use packaging.

Sav AcetoNovember 21, 2017#Deforestation, #Recycling, #Awareness

AT LAST, A BETTER BURGER BOX BECAUSE IT DOESN’T EAT TREES.

Our 320 GSM organic, compostable “I AM NOT PAPER” fast food pack doesn’t eat trees because it’s not made from paper or dirty-to-produce recycled paper.

Sav AcetoNovember 21, 2017#Deforestation, #Recycling, #Awareness

OVER 2000 YEARS AGO, CHINA INVENTED PAPER MAKING FROM TREE PULP. HAVE THEY JUST EXCELLED THEMSELVES?

Two of the most influential inventions that have changed the world have their origins in China. One is paper making from tree pulp and the other is moveable type printing.

HOW MANY WOOD CHIPS DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE ONE CHIP BAG?

Call them French Fries, call them Chips, call them what you will, we eat them by the millions upon millions of tons every year from cardboard...

Sav AcetoNovember 15, 2017#Deforestation, #Recycling, #Awareness

THE DECISION TO GO GREEN IS A NO BRAINER. TO FIND THE RIGHT FACTORY TO DO IT, TAKES KNOWLEDGE.

We know our way around China.

At Planet Ecologica’s The Green Factory, we produce “I AM NOT PAPER” and “I AM NOT PLASTIC” eco packaging from PlantPulp.

Sav AcetoNovember 15, 2017

THEY SAY YOU CAN TELL HOW GOOD A FACTORY IS IN CHINA BY INSPECTING THEIR REST ROOM. THIS ONE IS OURS.

At Planet Ecologica, one look in our neat and tidy rest rooms will tell that you are dealing with an organisation that cares about QI and delivery dates.

chincii flexiiNovember 15, 2017

IS SWITCHING TO PLANET ECOLOGICA A LEAP OF FAITH OR A STEP INTO THE FUTURE?

None of us like change. But with the pressures of consumer groups and Government to do something about deforestation and plastic pollution, change we must.

chincii flexiiNovember 15, 2017

AT LAST, A SUPERMARKET SHOPPING BAG NONE OF US WILL FEEL GUILTY ABOUT THROWING OUT.

It’s rough, it’s ready, it looks like paper, it feels like paper, it’s strong like paper but it’s not paper so it won’t contribute to deforestation or go through dirty recycling processes.

chincii flexiiNovember 15, 2017

FRESH FROM PLANET ECOLOGICA, THE LATEST FASHION IN RETAILER CARRY BAGS. AND IT'S NOT PAPER.

If you’re a fashion label that’s all about getting real and authentic, then our Tree Free I AM NOT PAPER carry bags are made for you.

Sav AcetoNovember 15, 2017

IT TAKES A CHILD ABOUT 45 SECONDS TO DRINK ONE OF THESE, BUT IT TAKES THE PLANET 1000 YEARS TO DIGEST THE PACKAGING.

The plastic squeezable pouch is the go-to packaging choice for food-on-the-go products the world over.

chincii flexiiNovember 15, 2017

SO, DOGGY POO BAGS BIODEGRADE 25% FASTER THAN NORMAL PLASTIC BAGS. DOGGONE, THAT’S STILL 750 YEARS!

If normal plastic bags can take up to 1000 years to biodegrade and doggy poo bags are 25% faster, well, you do the maths!

Sav AcetoNovember 15, 2017

OUR “JUST ADD MILK” MUESLI PACK FLIPS OPEN TO BECOME A BOWL. IT’S A HEALTHY SNACK IN A HEALTHY PACK

Too often, packs designed to contain foods we eat on the go are the worst examples of non-sustainability. But not our, “Just add milk” single use muesli snack pack concept.

Ian WadeltonNovember 15, 2017

YOU MAY SEE THIS AS A SOPHISTICATED PRINTING PRESS. WE SEE IT AS A TIME MACHINE.

Technology in the packaging and printing industry is changing fast. What was a new machine 5 years ago can now be considered old school.

Ian WadeltonNovember 15, 2017

IS STICKING TO THE SAME OLD PACKAGING A GOOD THING OR A PROBLEM?

All of us are resistant to change.But with increasing pressures from consumers and governments to legislate for cleaner, greener packaging, change we must.

Sav AcetoNovember 15, 2017

AT PLANET ECOLOGICA, OUR FACTORIES ARE READY TO MAKE YOUR MOVE TO GREEN PACKAGING AS GOOD FOR YOU AS IT IS FOR THE PLANET.

When you know the facts on deforestation and plastic pollution, the decision to go green is a no brainer. But, sourcing the right factory in China to achieve it, takes local knowledge.

Ian WadeltonNovember 14, 2017

SOMETIMES RECYCLING WORKS A TREAT. MOST TIMES, NOT SO MUCH.

Despite best intentions, current environmental practices have its focus on doing less harm rather than improving the environment and the economy.

Sav AcetoNovember 14, 2017