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6 Things You Didn’t Know About The Plastic Crisis

You know that microplastics are everywhere, and you also know that plastics take hundreds of years to biodegrade. Luckily, we have individuals and businesses working on solutions all the time. But when it comes to the plastic crisis, there's always more to it than you think. Plastic-Free July may be over, and so is our…

ByTammy Gan13/08/2019

CONSCIOUS SCOOP PLANET

Deep Blue Straws: Reimagining a Plastic-Free World One Reusable Straw at a Time

What kind of straw person are you? Are you a steel straw kind of person? Or do prefer something a little more pliable, like paper? Whatever your jam, Deep Blue Straws has you got you covered and you can be sipping on a sangria sustainably in 2-14 days (that’s their worldwide estimated shipping time btw).…

ByOlivia Wycech22/07/2019

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP

The Conscious Scoop: Veganism Impact Report, Air New Zealand’s Plastic Initiative, Google’s Circular Economy and more!

This week: the real impact of going vegan, OPEC calls out climate activists, Air New Zealand, Google's climate initiatives and more. 1. Going vegan could reduce carbon emissions by up to 9.6 billion tons. The Veganism Impact Report uses statistics on the UK's, EU's and world's annual animal product consumption. It talks about how our…

ByTammy Gan11/07/2019

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP

The Conscious Scoop: Leo’s at it Again, We’re Eating 5g of Plastic and Microalgae Protein

This week's Conscious Scoop has some weird and unusual elements like CBD and microalgae. Have you ever wondered how much single-use plastics end up in your body? Read more to find out about that and more on this week's Scoop. 1. WWF Singapore: We eat a credit card's worth of single-use plastic every week. According…

ByKeith Wo13/06/2019

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP IMPACT PLANET

270 F&B Outlets in Singapore Unite in Saying No to Single-Use Plastic Straws

Singapore goes through 2.2 million straws a day, which is enough to cover its coastline twice over. Fortunately, WWF together with Zero Waste SG and some of the biggest names in Singapore's F&B industry, as well as indie haunts, are doing something about it in a major push to phase out plastic disposables. The anti-plastic…

ByOlivia Wycech11/06/2019

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP

The Conscious Scoop: Green Party for EU Elections, Plant 10 Trees to Graduate and Fighting Plastic Pollution

This week's conscious scoop is about the EU and the Philippines standing against climate change. Also, Malaysia, WWF Singapore and Waitrose fight against plastic pollution. Read more for the latest news. 1. The Green Party received record support for the EU Elections. The Green Party's popularity has surged and the voting rates doubled to 22%…

ByKeith Wo06/06/2019

CONSCIOUS SCOOP PLANET

Sea Blue Sunday Debuts in Kuala Lumpur with a Sunday Funday Dedicated to Plastic Pollution

Nomad Surfing and Pisco Bar are disrupting your regular Sunday service for a day of talks and workshops centered around plastic pollution in Kuala Lumpur. Nomad Surfing and Pisco Bar are teaming up to host a fundraiser called Sea Blue Sunday in Kuala Lumpur with the intention of sparking conversations, creating awareness and raising funds…

ByStephanie Dickson27/05/2019

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP

The Conscious Scoop: Celebrities back Impossible, the earthworms, and our relationship with plastics

This week's Conscious Scoop is all about seeing the connections. From earthworms and climate change, air pollution and health, to clean tap water and plastic water bottles. Oh, and Impossible Foods was just backed with US$300 million. 1. Celebrities like Serena Williams and Katy Perry are backing Impossible. We all know Impossible by now. It didn't…

ByKeith Wo23/05/2019

CONSCIOUS SCOOP EAT LITTLE GREEN STEPS

Plastic Salt: What’s Really Hiding in Your Salt?

It’s time you got to know a little bit more about the relationship between plastic and salt, and that’s where Green is the New Black and Dentsu come in. We were horrified to learn that 90% of the world’s salt contains microplastics and even more horrified when people seemed to not care. In an effort…

ByOlivia Wycech22/04/2019

Plastic Salt

ByTRAN DINH MINH05/04/2019