Author Archives: SealGlobal

While the dangers of plastic pollution entering and contaminating our waste streams have long been widely discussed, new studies show alarming rates of plastic particles appearing in the human body, such as in human bloodstreams, cardiac tissue, digestive systems, and lungs. Microplastics, or fragments of plastic debris measuring less than 5mm long, had previously been […]

When synthetic plastic was first invented in 1807, there was no way of knowing the long-term effects such a revolutionary manufacturing innovation would have on the environment and on human health. However, over two hundred years later, we finally have the resources and data to analyse the wide-reaching effects of plastics across their entire life […]

The relationship we have with our food packaging is built on trust. Many of us simply assume that the packaging in which our food is contained doesn’t affect the food itself. And it shouldn’t – but UV varnish has changed that. The chemical technology that gives packaging a glossy, luxurious and professional finish comes at […]

First things first. What does  Climate C. actually mean? “Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, such as through variations in the solar cycle. But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to burning fossil fuels like coal, oil […]

More and more people are looking for ways to avoid consuming plastic products and adding to the growing amount of plastic waste ending up in our landfill and  oceans, like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. While some people are going the zero waste route, others are looking for eco–friendly plastic alternatives for everyday products. One […]

A Circular Economy is a misguided and unattainable catch phrase. Input is Output. Waste collection and recovery methods, storage sites, recycling methods including how to separate laminate composites and remove sandwiched metallisation and what to do with recovered waste is convoluted. A Linear solution is what the world needs. It’s that simple and yet that […]