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The Two Minute Beach Clean: Interview with founder Martin Dorey
The Two Minute Beach Clean: Interview with founder Martin Dorey

The two minute beach clean project starts with the  simple and effective idea that everyone has two minutes and two minutes can really make a difference when it comes to the environment.  The project is founded on the  believe that every piece of litter removed from the beach matters and that each and every piece of marine plastic removed from the beach is a piece that will no longer go on to kill.

We interviewed founder Martin Dorey about his smart idea with a big impact, and a look at what is ahead for the movement.

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Environment, GROWSMARTPEOPLEShimeji CreativesMartin Dorey, beach, legislation, recycling, two minute, The Two Minute Beach Clean, beach clean, interview, plastic, plasticfree, osceans, smartidea, environment, beaches, London, united kingdom, uk, the two minute solutions, ligfestyle, Environment
Coffee cups made of Coffee waste by HuskeeCup
Coffee cups made of Coffee waste by HuskeeCup

Huskee cups are made of coffe husk, an organic waste material that’s produced at the milling stage of coffee production. However the team did not wanted to solve more issues than just husk waste. They also wanted to develop a product that could withstand the rigours and demands of any café, whilst remaining elegant and attractive.

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ECODESIGNShimeji Creativescoffee cups, huskeecup, plasticfree, recycling, upcycling, coffeewaste, waste, food wasteComment
Designed to disappear - Edible straws by Loliware
Designed to disappear - Edible straws by Loliware

The LOLIWARE Straw is 100% plant-based, hyper-compostable and marine degradable, in addition to being gluten-free, sugar-free, and non-GMO. With a mouth-feel similar to traditional straws, and vegetable-based colors, the LOLIWARE Straw introduces an environmentally friendly solution to the global plastics problem, without compromising the user experience or requiring a shift in consumer behavior. The straws target pricing parity with current plastic straw alternatives on the market. 

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TECHNOLOGYShimeji Creativesplasticfree, plastic, noplastic, edible, city living, urbanlivingComment
Who Gives a Crap - Sustainable Toilet paper with a mission
Who Gives a Crap - Sustainable Toilet paper with a mission

For Plasticfree July at Grow Smart Future we feature on smart idea a day aiming to make the world more #plasticfree. Who gives a crap is a standout company amongst sustainable toilet paper solution not only for their products but also for their social mission of giving back, donating 50% of their profis to Wateraid, on a mission to increase access to sanitation.

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STARTUPSShimeji Creativesplasticfree, plastics, noplastic, plasticfreejuly, indiegogo, Sustainable, sustainable futureComment
The Plasticfree Pantry - Get your groceries delivered...plastic free.
The Plasticfree Pantry - Get your groceries delivered...plastic free.

The Plasticfree Pantry are a small social enterprise taking action against plastic. They are a small environmentally and socially focused business offering whole foods and pantry staples such as rice, pasta, dried fruit, beans, and lentils in paper or home compostable packaging. You can even send them your own produce bags to be filled.

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URBANLIVINGShimeji Creativesplasticfree, plastic, groceries, growsmartfuture, Grow Smart Future, pasta, packaging Comment