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22. April 2021

FAIR SQUARED Zero Waste Beauty Bar – First reusable refill system for Fairtrade natural cosmetics

With the new products from our “Zero Waste Beauty Bar”, we are for the first time offering bulk containers made of reusable glass jars for retailers in order to be able to counteract the high volume of waste. Every year, several million tonnes of plastic cosmetic packaging are […]

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28. January 2021

Can Condoms Really Be Sustainable? – What you should consider regarding materials, origin and disposal

Can Condoms Really Be Sustainable? – What you should consider regarding materials, origin and disposal Condoms prevent 99% of unplanned pregnancies and therefore the existence of another human being, which according to researchers could save around 59 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year. From this point of view, […]

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15. September 2020

Why we love soap…

Why we love soap… At this point we would like to make a declaration of love. To a relic of past times. One that is worth to go back to. The reliable piece of soap as we know it from our own grandparents has its reason for being. […]

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18. November 2019

Hair cleansing soap – that’s how your switch turns out successfully

Hair cleansing soap – that’s how your switch turns out successfully For some time now, the trend of using hair cleansing soaps is something everybody’s talking about. Not only those defining themselves as leading a zero-waste lifestyle praise the alternative to shampoos as a great innovation. Since we […]

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19. September 2019

What is the story behind the 17 goals for sustainable development and what does FAIR SQUARED have to do with it?

What is the story behind the 17 goals for sustainable development and what does FAIR SQUARED have to do with it? Within the community of states 193 UN states adopted the agenda 2030 for sustainable development in September 2015. In this context the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were […]

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14. March 2019

Seven simple tips for a life with less plastics

Seven simple tips for a life with less plastics You don’t have to look far away to realize that one of our major ecological problems is made of plastics. All around our sidewalks, in forests, as well as rivers, creeks and at the beach – everywhere we find […]

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19. February 2019

Climate justice through social responsibility and consequence

Climate justice through social responsibility and consequence Just a few people deny the fact of climate change. The term is often used in Europe to explain weather extremes like long-lasting droughts or torrential rains. But: Do the people in Europe have the slightest idea of the impact, changes […]

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3. January 2019

The natural rubber tree: a real allrounder, not just for us

The natural rubber tree: a real allrounder, not just for us A lot of FAIR SQUARED began with the raw material of our fair and vegan condoms – latex. By this term the milk of the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis is meant. To collect the milk, the bark […]

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29. November 2018

Condoms, or: how it came that we put on rubber

Condoms, or: how it came that we put on rubber On a closer look, the idea of the condom as a glorious protector from sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy is really groundbreaking. But at second glance as revolutionary as simple, we must admit. Because by putting on […]

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12. November 2018

Microplastics – unpredictable micro particles for humans and nature

Microplastics – unpredictable micro particles for humans and nature The topic of plastics and the resulting problem of disposal has been addressed in public almost every day during the last years. Pictures of coastal areas which suffocate in empty plastic bottles, bags and other throw-away packages are being […]

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24. October 2018

Zero waste in the bathroom cabinet: here’s how to do it

Zero waste in the bathroom cabinet: here’s how to do it Preventing waste has become a hot topic. Disposable, non-reusable packaging for food, consumer goods and last not least cosmetics are viewed critically because they are not environmentally friendly. We’ve all seen the images of rubbish strewn along […]

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20. October 2018

FAIR SQUARED meets Zero Waste

Zero Waste cosmetics: that’s why we make it circulate The term Zero Waste lifestyle is coined for the approach to lead a life with a minimum of waste being produced. All in all, the production of unnecessary materials is avoided. By this, the willful avoidance of packaging as […]

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