Plastic is a material present in our day-to-day life; it fulfills some functions that help solve problems we face in everyday life. However, the way plastics are produced, used and disposed of is not economically profitable and
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Sustainability, conscious consumption and businesses
The new concept of Conscious Consumption will place sustainability as the main priority for companies that want to accompany the increasingly common demand for products with environmental seal. A UK survey called “Sustainability and Incomeb
Cardboard boxes for cats city
A couple of architects were tired of seeing their two cats (a male and a female who were brothers) bored and decided to do something to distract them. To love for his pets was added his hobby to design practical things. With these two premises
COVID-19. The corrugated cardboard industry is producing enough packaging
In a note released in Brussels last week, the FEFCO (European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers) announced that the corrugated cardboard industry will continue production to supply packaging for all essential goods. «We would like
The increasingly sustainable corrugated cardboard sector
The carbon footprint (carbon footprint) is known as “all greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted by direct or indirect effect of an individual, organization, event or product”. FEFCO (European Federation of Corrugated Cardboard Factorys) has
Biodegradable cardboard rings to replace plastic ones
It's called Peanut and it's a turtle. When she was little, her body was trapped in plastic from those used to bind cans of drinks. Peanut grew older and the plastic worked as a corset preventing his normal growth. When I had
Building with cardboard tubes
A few days ago we talked on our blog about a hospital built in wood and cardboard more than 100 years ago in Vall Fosca and that is still standing. The cardboard, against what many people think, is a very resistant material and is shown with its every day may
#PlasticFree | Greenpeace Video
Coinciding with the celebration on the 28th and 29th of May in Fira de Barcelona of the Free From Plastic Packaging room dedicated to the plastic packaging sector, we leave you this video produced by Greenpeace International to explain the cycle of the plá
Barcelona hosts Free From Plastic Packaging
On 28 and 29 May, Fira de Barcelona will host Free From Plastic Packaging, an exhibition dedicated to the plastic-free packaging sector. The exhibition focuses on presenting innovative alternatives to plastic specially designed for the food industry
Samsung joins the fight against plastic
Samsung Electronics announced on Tuesday, January 29, that it will begin taking steps to replace the plastic used in its packaging with paper, cardboard and other recyclable materials with low environmental impact. Under the circular economy policy of the
Environmental comparison between corrugated cardboard and plastic containers
The Institute for Sustainable Production carried out a comparative study between corrugated cardboard and reusable plastic containers for the international transport of fruit and vegetables to major European countries, a key sector in which, let us remember,
Indian chemical finds ways to use plastic waste to make roads
Indian chemist Rajagopalan Vasudevan thought that the ban on plastic packaging (which is being proposed in India) makes many first-hand products expensive, which particularly affects the poorest population. “The plastic is not
Inbox: The circus with cardboard boxes!!!
The Soralino company intends to build cardboard piles over and over again, knowing that they will eventually fall. The company Soralino was born from the meeting between a juggler and an actor of balance, but even more from the street, the kilometers and the journey
Paper drinking straws, another step toward reducing plastic
A new paper and cardboard manufacturer is in the process of starting production this summer. It is the Welsh Transcend Packaging, a company founded in a spirit of sustainability and intended to be a reference in the UK manufacturing paper straws
May 17th is World Recycling Day
World Recycling Day has been created in 2018 to help recognize the importance of recycling in preserving our precious primary resources and ensuring the future of our children on the planet. The intention is to repeat each
For a free plastic world!!!
More and more consumers and citizens are joining the green conscience and even though some (like our Twitter user Donald Trump) are insisting that there is no problem with the environment, we are at the door of a catastrophe and those responsible
Mercadona joins the Plastic Free initiative
The Mercadona network has incorporated in 11 supermarkets in Barcelona, Valencia, Baleares and Bizkaia the possibility of customers taking the purchase in paper bags or cardboard boxes, ahead of a foreseeable ban on plastic bags. ‘D
First plastic-free supermarket in Barcelona
Barcelona joins the list of cities moving towards a world free of plastics and their toxic effects. The inauguration of a new "Plastic Free" supermarket in the Barcelona neighbourhood of Santo Antonio, a few weeks after the Dutch chain Ekoplaz
Ekoplaza Lab, the first “plastic-free” supermarket
The Dutch chain Ekoplaza, specialising in organic and ecological products, opens a new space in the centre of Amsterdam taking advantage of citizen awareness with recycling. This new concept of Supermarket has been baptized as Ekoplaza Lab.
Finland’s famous cardboard box for babies wants to change its name
A few years ago the world learned from a BBC report that Finnish parents put their newborns to sleep in cardboard boxes, the first reaction was to question the effectiveness of this system in the face of traditional cradles. The box.
Advantages of Carton Boxes
Paper and cardboard containers – reinventing each day, in a continuous process of innovation – offer great advantages over other materials such as plastic or wood: they are recyclable and renewable, with enormous versatility and high printing quality. Result
Benefits of recycling cardboard
Cardboard recycling follows a paper-like process, is obtained by correctly separating this material, and depositing it in containers. However, it is not necessary to think only about the quick solution, it is also necessary to always try to take advantage of
Recyclable paper bags.
Did you know that a plastic bag, which is usually made of low density polyethylene, can take more than 150 years to degrade and incorporate? The paper bag is an excellent means of projecting the brand image of the shops, achieving
Growing interest in buying designs made from recycled cardboard
What began timidly a few years ago, today is a reality. Plastic artists, designers and people with the ability to create handcrafts, discovered the usefulness of recycled cardboard and began to manufacture design objects. The originality of the





















