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In conversation with eco lifestyle expert Lucy Siegle

Q: How did you become passionate about the cause? From an early age I was very interested in the story behind things, including clothes and toys. I was obviously a strange child! My grandad told me that oil and other resources should be used carefully. Back in the 1980s this was a very unusual viewpoint, […]


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Electric Oxygen Cleans Water

Green Touches brings to the region an innovative technology that infuses cold water with ozone to create Aqueous Ozone, a water cleaning solution that is completely free of toxins and chemicals. Made using electricity and oxygen, the Aqueous Ozone technology is a green product that reverts safely back to water and oxygen over time. Even […]


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Waterparks

With the sun always shining and plenty of options from which to choose, perhaps one of the most popular activities for visitors to the UAE is a trip to a waterpark. But such attractions use a phenomenal amount of water on a daily basis, not to mention energy; can they be sustainable as well? It […]


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Janet Hartzenberg

Janet Hartzenberg, RAK Recycles Outreach & Education Manager 1. What do you do? I work for the Ras Al Khaimah Waste Management Agency to inform students, businesses, tourists, and residents regarding the need to protect, preserve and nurture our environment by looking closely at the waste that is created and how we can minimise, reuse or […]