The Issues

For decades people have been accustomed to throwing away their waste without worrying about the environmental consequences. Whilst it is true that many more people recycle, 80% of post consumer waste plastic is still sent to landfill. This has serious consequences for future generations as most plastic is non degradable and can take many hundreds of years to break down. Additionally, some of this plastic waste is incinerated which releases highly toxic fumes into the environment and requires significant energy to action.

There has also been a great deal of pressure for companies to be more 'green' and whilst the use of office products has never been seen as a major contributor to environmental damage, it is worth sparing a though for the many files, plastic cups, trash sacks and general non degradable plastic waste that is generated daily.

As there now exists a real alternative, there is simply no need to continue to use non biodegradable plastics.