Drop it

Goumbook launched their campaign ‘Drop It – Rethink Plastic‘ in May 2016, focused on reducing the plastic consumption in the UAE, by switching to sustainable alternatives.

The idea of turning plastic bottles into fabrics is not new. Since the 1990s, a few spinning mills and brands have been trying to make…

American University of Sharjah (AUS) has announced plans to tackle plastic and Styrofoam waste, and is set to become the first university in the UAE…

Goumbook, the leading social enterprise promoting sustainability and green living in the UAE, closes this year’s Drop It Youth campaign with an Achievement Award Ceremony…

On International Surfing Day, Ocean52, had launched the “2052 surfers” campaign to mobilise the global community of surfers and invite them to be the change…

Emirates Literature Foundation and Goumbook teamed up this year to make the Emirates Literature Festival plastic free, banning all single-use plastic and installing a free…

Reducing our dependence on single use plastic is the focus of a returning environmental initiative. The second year Drop It Youth (DIY) campaign, launched by…

Goumbook is very proud to celebrate the conclusion of the Drop It Youth campaign’s first year, with an Achievement Award Ceremony to recognize and reward…

30 youth ambassadors become torch bearers for the campaign Dubai: Goumbook, a social enterprise that aims to promote sustainability in the UAE, has launched a…

It’s well known that plastic isn’t good for the environment or for your health. Now, London-based startup CanO Water believes it has found the solution — and…

Drop it campaign urges filling reusable glass bottles with filtered tap water in the UAE Dubai: A new eco campaign launched on Tuesday dubbed ‘Drop…