Down to earth is a range of decorating products specially designed to be environmentally friendly. The components of the range are manufactured using either sustainable sources or recycled materials and have been produced to ensure that all parts are biodegradable or recyclable.

More than 35 million paintbrushes are discarded into toxic landfills every year, in the UK alone. This includes over 24 tonnes of Polypropylene, which with no additives is non-biodegradable, toxic to the environment whilst eroding and can take up to 450 years to degrade (dependent on landfill conditions). Whilst Polypropylene has a number of good uses, its key strengths of durability and resistance to fatigue are its enemy when it comes to biodegrading or recycling.

As the importance of sustainability increases, and landfills are no longer a long-term option for waste disposal we need to look at reducing the amount of waste we produce. The most eco-friendly solution would be to reuse products for their life span, whilst Harris brushes come with a lifetime guarantee and ‘EasyClean’ options, designed to encourage cleaning and reusing; research shows that not all brushes are kept. Keen to address this issue our team developed Down to earth.

Down to earth is manufactured using the best materials and processes available to date. As technology advances we will continue to look at ways in which we can improve our eco-friendly range to make it even more environmentally friendly.

For some of you it might be enough to know that by choosing Down to earth, you are helping to create a better environment. But if you would like to know more about the range, click here