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11/07/2021

Seaweed packaging? How Indonesia & Norway are replacing plastic with seaweed, exclusively on Dailyhunt.

31/05/2020

24/10/2017

APCIM is now a SA 8000 manufacturing company.

24/03/2015

Jute Hamper Bag

28/06/2013

Defra pledges to introduce a national pollinator strategy after huge pressure for a bee action plan from scientists and public

05/06/2013

Have a look at our new website www.apcimpex.com

16/12/2012

The amount of wood and paper we throw away is enough to heat 50 million homes for 20 years

Earth is 2/3 water. but all the fresh water streams only represent one hundredth of one percent.

14 billion pounds of trash is dumped into the ocean every year
It takes 90% less energy to recycle aluminum cans than to make new ones

5 billion aluminum cans are used each year

84 percent of all household waste can be recycled.

Computers pose an environmental threat because much of the material that makes them up is hazardous. A typical monitor contains 4-5 pounds of lead.

Each year billions of used batteries are thrown away in the United States. This constitutes 88% of the mercury and 54% of the cadmium deposited into our landfills

Approximately only 10 percent of every landfill can be cleaned up.
Ivory comes from dead elephants, its best not to buy it.
Fur coats often come from endangered animals, it's best not to buy them.

One gallon of motor oil can contaminate up to 2 million gallons of water. so dispose of properly!
Here is an example of the water we use everyday:
3-7 gallons for toilet,
25-30 gallons for tub,
50-70 gallons for a 10 minute shower,
1 washing machine load uses 25-40 gallons,
1 dishwasher load uses 9-12 gallons

Here is an example of how long it takes some things take to break down:
plastics take 500 years,
aluminum cans take 500 years,
organic materials, take 6 months,
cotton, rags, paper take 6 months.