Green Travel News Items
Greener Phone Use
One way for us to be eco-friendly, advises Tapio Hedman of Nokia, is to, once you're done with charging your phone, take the charger out the mains. According to him, two-thirds of the energy consumed during the phone's lifecycle is wasted because of that. “That's why it beeps when the battery is full, it's telling you to do something,” he says.
A green dram - Scotland has a new Whiskey Distillery
Scotland will see the opening of its fi rst major new whisky distillery for over 30 years; and what’s more, it will be the greenest distillery yet, according to a NZ Herald report. Owned by drinks giant Diageo, the new facility at Roseisle has been built to strict ecological standards, emitting only a fraction of the CO2 produced by standard distilleries. It will also recycle all the waste water used in the distillation process. Once complete, the distillery will be will be one of Scotland’s largest, with a combined output of 10 million litres of whisky a year, the report said.
Plastic Water Bottle cure????
An additive to make plastic bottles biodegrade completely is now on the market for water companies in the UAE, Gulf News has reported. The oxo-biodegradable additive is similar to what is currently being used in plastic bags to make them degrade quickly once discarded. UAE residents reportedly have the world’s highest per capita consumption of bottled water, creating huge amounts of plastic