Move over plastic, NHS-approved biodegradable ‘paper’ bottle to launch in the UAE – The National

Move over plastic, NHS-approved biodegradable ‘paper’ bottle to launch in the UAE – The National

When we think of what we are leaving behind for future generations, the harsh reality is a vast legacy of plastic pollutants that take up to 450 years to disintegrate. The silver lining is that innovation has always been our superhuman strength.Climate change is a non-disputable global challenge, but the collective vision of an eco-revolution is slowly changing mindsets and organic sustenance is making its positive presence felt. Just ask Scottish entrepreneur and Dubai resident David MacDonald, who won the Glasgow Business Award for Entrepreneur of the Year 2023.The owner and chief executive of Cullen Eco-Friendly Packaging is filled with the urgency to create a renewable solution to mitigate the thousands of tonnes of packaging pollutants. As such, MacDonald has devised a simple alternative to single-use plastic packaging. The versatile Fibre Bottle is a planet-friendly replacement that can be manufactured to any shape, and fit various packaging needs in industries as diverse as horticulture, medicine and fast-moving consumer goods.“When you consider 500 billion bottles being used annually, my mission is to simply replace single-use plastic by creating the world’s first paper bottle,” MacDonald tells The National. In the past 18 months, the Fibre Bottle has replaced 1.5 billion plastic products