Consider how much trash you throw in the trash cans on a daily, monthly, and annual basis. When you examine your own waste production, you will see something quite concerning. Yet the trash bags themselves have proven to be a source of anxiety. For more than three-four decades, we’ve been
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund [MBRIF], an initiative launched by the UAE Ministry of Finance to support nationwide innovation, today announced it has guaranteed AED 2.5 million in funding support to Avani Eco Middle East, as part of its Guarantee Scheme. Avani Eco Middle East is a UAE-based company
Cutlery is very varied and differs according to people, nation, culture, or sometimes even religion. The most used, however, are the spoon, fork, and knife. Below is a list of the most popular cutlery: spoon fork chopsticks knife scraper But now we will talk about some of them, which are
We are used to being surrounded by a lot of plastic, especially plastic bags, and frequently just use them once. Without us realizing it, simple and inexpensive material is a constant in our life. Plastic bags have a long lifespan: they can decompose in 10 to 1000 years, but they
The retail and foodservice sectors in the UAE face a common challenge to look after the environment. Recent efforts aimed at eliminating or reducing plastic bag usage have been quite widespread, most recently Dubai announced imposing a tax on everybody who uses plastic bags. On the other side, another survey
What are microplastics? Microplastics are plastic particles that are smaller than 5mm, or no bigger than a sesame seed. Due to their size, they can easily be overlooked, but they have unknowingly made their way into almost our daily life. There are more studies needed to understand the consequences of
