ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS   SOCIAL PROBLEMS   SOLUTIONS       Diminishing Resources       Lack of Food / Water       Resource Management       Alternative Energy       High C02 Emissions       Pollution       Renewable Resources       Waste Management       Landfills       Sustainable Development       Reduce / Reuse / Recycle       Pesticide Use       Toxic Pollution       Population Expansion       Composting / Gardening       Soil Degradation       Health Problems       Banning Toxic Substances       Species Extinction       Environmental Sector Job       Creation       Lack of Biodiversity       Fires       Global Warming       Natural Disasters       Environmental Education       Ocean Currents Disrupted       In 1999, 14 million trees were cut to produce the 10 billion paper grocery bags used by       Americans that year alone.       More than 1/2 of the world's forests have been lost, 1/3 of the world's wetlands and       1/3 of our grasslands (due to human activity)       In Brazil an acre of rain forest is destroyed every nine seconds       40,000 - 60,000 types of forest-dependant plant, animal and insect species are       becoming extinct annually       17 dolphins and whales die every 30 minutes       Half of the earth's species are likely to disappear within the next 75 years       Offering eco-friendly products       made from renewable resources       Careful choice of materials       Offering biodegradable products       Using recycled packaging where       possible       Using Eco-friendly dyes where       possible       Innovation with new technology       and materials       Offering quality products for long       term use       Striving for a carbon neutral       office environment       Ensuring peace of mind through       transparent research of all the       factors involved in taking on       sustainable products.       Some of the greatest threats to future resources come from things we throw away everyday       It is estimated that 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide, That comes out to over one million per minute.       Throwing away 100 billion plastic bags is equivalent to dumping 12 million barrels of oil       9% of waste in landfills is plastic       It takes 430,000 gallons of oil to manufacture 100 million bags       More than a million birds and 100,000 marine mammals and sea turtles die every year from eating or getting entangled in plastic       For more information on the effects of Global Warming and how you can make a difference see       South Africa       United States of America       Australia       New Zealand       United Kingdom       European Union       Take Part       Climate Crisis Rank Sharp contributes to environmental protection by innovating the use of sustainable materials in product and packaging wherever possible. Rank Sharp aims to provide a wide consumer market with practical products that are responsible to the individual’s health as well as the health of the entire planet. Biodegradable Shopping Bags: Biodegradable t-shirt shopping bags and multipurpose biodegradable bags BYOB - Bring your own bags: Organic cotton bags Recycled bags Bagasse paper shopping bags Compact fold-up bags EcoFibreware™: Tough chip resistant casual dinnerware Made from 100% renewable resources (byproduct of the bamboo industry) FDA/SGS/LFGB certified Foodsafe biodegradable Contains NO: toxins, melamine, BPA, Formaldahyde, heavy metals Bagasse Products – sugar cane byproduct: Toilet tissue / kitchen roll Bagasse paper shopping bags Disposable picnic plates and cups Disposable food packaging (clamshell packs) Greenlon™ Non-Stick Healthy Cookware: PTFE / PFOA Free ceramic based non-stick No toxic waste in production No toxins leaching into food FDA approved Recycled packaging Josef Jensen design Bamboo BBQ Charcoal: Made from fast growing bamboo BBQ charcoal burns for 2.5 hours No mining involved, totally renewable resource Does not affect flavour of food like normal coal does Does not emit smell like normal charcoal does Other Bamboo charcoal health products available Josef Jensen Range: Stylish affordable kitchenware and dinnerware Spun bamboo Lead free glass Greenlon Non Stick Healthy cookware Emphasis on durability Eco-friendly stationary: Recycled pencils (lead free) Recycled files, paper notepads …and more.. BPA Free baby bottles and sports bottles, solar lamps, biodegradable pot plants, bamboo furniture, FSC furniture, energy saving appliances…. home       about       services       key strengths       contacts