A Limerick-based company, Eco Straws, has today revealed the world’s first plastic-free Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as a way to protect our people and our environment.
EcoStraws.ie supplies consumers with high-quality products in the most sustainable way.
The company began supplying the largest selection of EcoStraws in the world, and since then, has expanded to offer EcoCups, EcoBottles, EcoBoxes, and much more.
Brian O’Callaghan, Managing Director of EcoStraws.ie said; “The colossal requirement for millions of pieces of PPE has been on news headlines across the world for a number of months now.
“PPE is saving lives; it’s an essential requirement for many businesses, however as it’s mostly single-use plastic, we wanted to play our role in developing an alternative, that would provide the safety required yet continue to protect the planet.
“As a Guaranteed Irish business, we’ve worked so hard to help reduce plastic consumption, and pre-COVID-19, we as a nation were making sizable gains in our plastic reduction.
“Indeed, many companies made firm commitments to reduce their reliance on plastic.
“In a time when we’ve all hugely appreciated the nature on our doorstep, we can’t regress to behaviours of old.
“Our new plastic-free EcoShield gives companies a choice and a solution for continuing to honour their plastic reduction commitments.”
EcoStraws.ie has been working with colleagues in the UK, Transcend Packaging and Reelbrands, as well as with international campaign group A Plastic Planet, to bring this plastic-free certified PPE to Ireland.
The first shipment has just arrived and Brian has already fielded calls from many Irish companies who have a requirement for PPE as lockdown eases, but whom still value the role they play in creating a more sustainable future for us all.
The clear, plastic-free, EcoShield visors are CE-certified whilst being home compostable and recyclable.
They are made from FSC paper board and PEFC cellulose from wood pulp for a clear, mist-free screen, and are lightweight with an adjustable headband.
For further information on the Plastic Free PPE EcoShield Visor, see www.EcoStraws.ie
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