www.bahrainthismonth.com what's green September 2020 41 BACK TO BASICS LEAFWARE COMPOSTABLE CUTLERY WHAT’S green TURN UP THE LIGHTS Vortex’s Rechargeable Crank Flashlight We take a look at some of the best eco-friendly products to support a green lifestyle! BEING E-CO FRIENDLY STARTS HERE THE IAMECO LAPTOP One of the biggest injustices to plague the Earth in this day and time is the widespread use of single-use plastic. Plastic cutlery is almost always used once and thrown away to forever exist in the environment before it breaks into micro-plastics. You can reduce or eliminate this waste by using Leafware compostable forks, spoons, knives and tasters which break down in a way that’s responsible. Leafware’s Compostable Cutlery is available on www.leafware.com . Did you know that the electronics industry produces tonnes of waste every year? One of the most sustainable changes we can make towards leaving behind a better planet is being mindful of our electronics and understanding their sources. That’s where the iameco laptop comes in. Focusing on creating the first truly environmentally-friendly laptop, the company delved into what it was made from and how it was made to reduce energy consumption, encourage re-use and eliminate waste. The goals in developing the laptop were to achieve a decrease of at least 30% in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, at least 70% of overall re-use and recycling of waste and a reduction of at least 75% of fresh water utilisation. Find it on www.iameco.com. Instead of changing batteries each time your flashlight runs out of energy, try this flashlight from Vortex. It runs on a rechargeable battery that’s hand-cranked, saving multiple batteries per year from entering landfills. Check it out on www.amazon.com.
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