The Global Challenge: Clean Water for All

It can be easy to forget in today’s busy world just how lucky we are to have access to clean water on demand. But the fact remains that getting clean water to everyone is one of the biggest challenges we face today. Find out more about this challenge in the attached video.  

AquAid: Clean Water with a Clean Conscience 

As one of the biggest suppliers of hot and cold water solutions in the UK today, AquAid provide services to 30,000 clients across the country, including some big names in business such as BAE Systems and the NHS. But AquAid goes further. As well as delivering reliable, prompt service, AquAid make generous donations from all their sales, leading to over £14 million being donated, and providing clean water to over two million people worldwide.  

They began their charitable work in partnership with Christian Aid in 1998 and went on to set up The Africa Trust in 2010. Find out more about The Africa Trust in the attached PDF.  

The Work of The Arica Trust

Crucial Work for Some of the World’s Poorest Communities 

According to the World Health Organization's figures, some 435 million people globally get their water from unprotected wells and springs, and another 144 million from sources like rivers and lakes. These unprotected sources are vulnerable to contamination, carrying water-borne diseases.  

Lack of clean water is also a major issue for sanitation in the medical environment, with the overwhelming number of in-hospital infections happening in developing countries where access to clean water is difficult.  

This just goes to show how crucial AquAid’s work is.  

AquAid’s Supporters 

The business world is keenly aware of the need to give back to the global community.  

Mr Sahel Majali is the founder and Chairman of Mid Group, one of the fastest-growing construction companies in the UK. His organisation, through working with AquAid, has provided donations to build a well in an African community, providing clean water for everyone through a user-friendly Elephant pump. Take a look at the attached infographic for more information on the Elephant pump.  

What is the Elephant Pump

Checkatrade, another of AquAid’s many UK customers, were impressed by the service they received when AquAid installed their boilers. They were even more impressed when they learned that their purchase had provided clean water to an African community. Customers across the UK, including schools, use AquAid, happy in the knowledge that their purchases support AquAid’s philanthropic work providing for the needs of some of the poorest communities in the world.  

Plastic Pollution Needs Solutions

We all know that the environment is important, and a big part of the growing pollution problem is down to the huge amount of plastic that is used today. From construction and industry to individual use, the UK generates a huge amount of plastic waste. While much of this waste is intended to be recycled, the sad fact is that much of the plastic that is used is not suitable for recycling. Plastic products such as lined bags or cartons – where plastic is combined with other materials – is often prohibitively difficult and expensive to process. Even plastics with large amounts of pigment, such as black plastic food trays, can be too expensive to recycle effectively.  

Unfortunately, the result of this is that the UK ends up sending a lot of its plastic recycling overseas, where it ultimately ends up in landfill or in the ocean. According to a National Audit Office report, 50 percent of the UK’s 11 million tonnes of plastic waste from 2017 ended up being sent overseas.  

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Plastic Use in Industry 

Since they are reliable and not expensive, plastic products are often used in the construction industry, though here, too, recycling of plastic waste is becoming standard. The Chairman of the award-winning Mid Group, Sahel Majali, takes a close interest in plastic recycling in the construction industry.  

Cold Plasma Pyrolysis – A Solution to the Problem? 

Instead of shipping plastics overseas to landfill, cold plasma pyrolysis can be used to convert waste plastics into a source of green energy. There’s more information about this in the attached PDF. Since so much plastic is currently discarded in the environment that a UN estimate states that 46,000 pieces of plastic are present in every square mile of ocean, obviously a solution is needed. Converting this waste into green energy is the best possible solution.  

How Does Cold Plasma Pyrolysis Work?

Making a Change 

Everyone can do something to make a difference to this huge problem. Whether it’s making better choices in our personal lives or backing industry leaders who are tackling the issue head-on, there are lots of ways we can make a difference. Governments and retailers can play a huge role, such as with the Plastic Pact, which commits supermarkets to making all packaging recyclable by 2025.  

With this in mind, however, the most attractive solution is a permanent one: if plastics could be turned into green energy on a large scale, it could mark a turnaround in tackling this difficult issue.