Moving away from plastic with CoirProducts.co.uk

In November, world leaders, environmentalists, and activists will meet at the 27th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change  (UNFCCC) (COP27), delivering action on critical environmental concerns of our time. A significant focus will be on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, specifically, the Net Zero commitments of countries, which was a key outcome of COP26 held in Glasgow last year.  

At CoirProducts.co.uk, our commitment to nature and the environment has always been at the core of what we do. Not only do we bring an innovative range of eco-friendly coir products, but more importantly, we continue to work towards minimising the impact on the environment in all stages of our operations, including reducing our carbon emissions, as part of our journey to Net Zero. 

Plastic pollution – a crucial problem of our time

Discarded plastic continues to threaten the environment at an alarming rate, with experts calling plastic pollution an “epidemic”. Often ending up in landfills and oceans, plastic pollution is seriously harming the wellbeing of humans, animals, and the planet. According to the UN Environment Programme, globally, plastic pollution has increased rapidly from two million tonnes in 1950 to 348 million tonnes in 2017, with this number set to double by 2040. Given the scale of the problem, in a historic move earlier this year, representatives from 175 countries agreed to end plastic pollution and forge an internationally legally binding agreement by 2024. In the UK, statistics show that 5 million tonnes of plastic is used every year, with around half of them being packaging.