#sustainability

Coastal, island, and remote communities sit beside seawater but lack safe drinking water. Conventional desalination (RO, thermal) requires reliable power, capital, trained technicians, and supply chains they don't have — and discharges brine that harms local ecosystems.

Shampoo, conditioner, body wash and liquid soap are overwhelmingly packaged in single-use plastic bottles that are rarely recycled. The format persists because plastic is cheap, light, unbreakable and water-resistant, and supply chains are built around it — no alternative yet be…