At last an alternative to a rubbish situation! Echologika, producing sustainable and practical alternatives to the bin liner and bin. An article on how a passion for sustainability can lead to making a difference.
Looking out of the window of the No 47 bus every morning on his London daily commute Colin was struck by how inefficient it was to use our valuable finite resources to make plastic bags which were then simply discarded like, well rubbish. Thrown away? Away where exactly?
As for the metal bins that house the bags, they seem to have slipped under the eco radar, vast amounts of resource and energy go into the shiny container sitting expensively in the corner of most kitchens.
OneBin is delivered as a flat pack
Wrestling with an unwieldly black plastic bin bag which had unhelpfully split again for the umpteenth time (the struggle is real folks), Colin decided to tackle the deceptively hard task of creating a viable alternative. Echologika was born.
Our sustainable products, made from renewable resources are new, unique, plastic free & biodegradable. Our OneBin offers an alternative to the traditional stainless-steel bin and plastic liner, a breath of fresh air in an arena where there are few viable alternatives. Origami newspaper anyone?
One OneBin can last the average household up to 11 days. In high density areas, we believe that OneBin would make a noticeable improvement to the street scene. OneBins are tough leaving them less vulnerable than binbags to investigation by local foxes or seagulls which might take a passing fancy to last night’s takeaway!
Compost-a-box is ideal for any general food waste, negating the need for messy (often plastic & the subject of hot debate regarding ‘biodegradability labelling) bags & caddies. No garden required.
Living up to its name though, under suitable conditions & when filled with compostable food waste, the entire Compost-a-box will biodegrade & naturally produce compost. Through encouraging composting, Compost-a-box aims to reduce food miles and associated CO2. It’s perfect if you have access to even a small patch of outside space or (swoon) a communal vegetable patch or share of an allotment.
In the wave of anti-plastic publicity and easy eco swaps it seems that the not so humble binbag has been left out in the cold. We want to change that and to offer products which through widespread adoption make a tangible difference. Please see our website for specific targets.
Our mission is to help conserve our finite natural resources, to promote more efficient energy harvesting from landfill, to help reduce plastics entering our food chain and to make better use of the time consumed by current waste management regimes.
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