Our journey to a more eco-friendly lifestyle did not involve any drastic changes, just a series of small, feasible steps to make changes that not only have a positive impact on the environment but also lead to financial savings. Just a few months ago, my family...
Meet the UAE businesses taking the climate change fight into their own hands
From sustainable-friendly restaurateurs to recycling innovators to CEOs championing eco-friendly water consumption, business owners in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are taking the fight against climate change into their own hands. As the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...
Eleven Easy Ways To Make Your Home Or Office More Eco-Friendly This Earth Day
Reducing our carbon footprint is easier than you think. There are so many small steps we can take to make our daily lives and our homes, more eco-friendly, and it doesn’t have to break the bank. This month we mark Earth Day on April 22, so it’s a great time to help...
5 ways to celebrate Ramadan in a sustainable way
Small and significant choices that’ll make a huge impact As we mark the beginning of the holy month today, it is important to recall the values of Ramadan: empathy and generosity; what better time than now to give back to mother Earth? By practising sustainability...
Collector’s: Change the way you drink water!
Dubai’s Waterclub filtration system ensures the purest water at the turn of a tap DOWNLOAD Water Day Report with Gulf News Healthy, good for the planet, and cost-effective, filtered water means the end of bottled water and disposable plastics. In this year of...
UAE: 5 easy ways to live more sustainably and save money
From water filters to recycling apps and wardrobes-for-rent, here are some of the most effective ways for residents to ‘go green’, save money, protect the planet. We all have a shared responsibility to preserve our world for future generations.Plus, with COP28, the...
Save the planet & your wallet!
ECO Water Club home filtration can save your family 1800 plastic bottles a year. For just AED49, your family can help reduce the UAE's plastic consumption of 4 billion bottles a year. As the UAE moves towards a plastic-free future, home water filtration is an easy and...
Benefits of Water Filters
If you have the option to use a water filter instead of bottled water or buying gallons, do it! It is a way to give back to the environment and save money. If you are worried about the quality and your family's health is safe, then a water filter is the best choice....
Why we must use a filtration system
Water is everywhere, and not every drop is safe to drink. Good thing water filters help you tap into clean, drinkable water right at home! Firstly, taking water that passes through a water filter is so healthier for you and your family as you cut out harmful chemicals...
Microplastics in Bottled Water
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a review into the potential risks of plastic in drinking water after a new analysis of some of the world’s most popular bottled water brands found that more than 90% contained tiny pieces of plastic.In the new study,...
How We Can Keep Plastics Out of Our Ocean
Plastic pollution poses one of the biggest known threats to the ocean, influencing all ecosystems from beautiful coral reefs to abyssal trenches, eventually accumulating in our own food. Learn more about how to upend the current system of produce-use-discard, and...
What BPA Is & How to Avoid It | Green Living
BPA is an ingredient found in a lot of hard plastics, and it is a highly-toxic ingredient. It’s also called Bisphenyol A, BPA is the short term for it, and it’s something you definitely want to avoid. Unfortunately, it’s found in a lot of water bottles, including all...
What really happens to the plastic you throw away
We’ve all been told that we should recycle plastic bottles and containers. But what actually happens to the plastic if we just throw it away? Emma Bryce traces the life cycles of three different plastic bottles, shedding light on the dangers these disposables present...
Get the Salt Out
There is no shortage of water on the blue planet, just a shortage of fresh waters. 97,5% of the water on Earth is salty 2,5% of the Earth water is fresh.THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE now get their water from the sea or from brackish groundwater that is too salty to...
Unlimited pure water from home? Is this a reality?
Since moving to Dubai back in 2001, I was looking for a solution, as opening my tap and getting hot water all year long wasn’t fun… not to mention the smell and the taste. After many years of research and development we finally made it happen! Now our family use...
How much water do you really need?
Water is one of the most important nutrients and is essential in every life stage – infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, breastfeeding, lactation and old age. Every day we lose water through our breath, skin, urine and bowels. Water intake must balance these...
Did you know?
You can stay fully hydrated throughout the day by drinking water and other fluids, as well as eating foods that are hydrating like fruits, vegetables, yogurt, soup and etc. But, when you have to choose healthy drinking, water is the best choice! Drinking water has the...
Why you should drink cold water during exercise
Consumption of cold beverages during prolonged exercise in the heat improves body temperature and performance.It is well known that exercising in hot environments can increase core body temperature especially if the body is dehydrated. An elevated core temperature can...
Can filtered water reduce your risk of cancer?
The internet is rife with scare-mongering misinformation about water and cancer prevention. Search results include claims that drinking cold or fluoridated water and plastic bottles can cause cancer, none of which have been scientifically proven. However, the quality...
10 Benefits of Using a Water Filter
1. Water filters provide better tasting and better smelling drinking water by removing chlorine and bacterial contaminants. 2. Point-of-use water filters remove lead from drinking water immediately prior to consumption, thus preventing this harmful substance from...
What’s the Problem with Plastic Bottles?
Plastic bottles contain Bisphenol A (BPA), the chemical used to make the plastic hard and clear. BPA is an endocrine disruptor which has been proven to be hazardous to human health. It has been strongly linked to a host of health problems including certain types of...
Cooking with Filtered Water
Let’s start with what your tap water may contain: micro-organisms, heavy metals, chlorine, and the list goes on. The fact that chefs at most fine-dining and gourmet restaurants only use filtered water in their cooking indicates that there must be sound reason behind...
10 Life-Changing Reasons to Drink More Water
Has it occurred to you today that you are thirsty? Guess what – by the time you experience the sensation of the thirst, you are already dehydrated. That thirst is your body calling for rehydration. Your body is composed of roughly 60% water1. That means when we are...