Ecolour, Going Green and QWESTnet

QWESTnet presented 10 speakers in an information packed programme on Friday, while the Going Green Expo in Brisbane had hundreds of exhibitors and speakers showing their green wares, including the revolutionary ecolour paints. Going Green Expo continues until Sunday 20 September.

Ken Hickson was one of the speakers in the QWESTnet Programme Friday, as well as giving a  Going Green Seminar talk on Saturday.

The exhibition was one of the best seen in Brisbane for a long time catering for business as well as consumers looking for green solutions.

Everyone who should be there was on hand, including the ever-present Carbon Market and Super Green Me. Sustainable Insight had its bookstore and had a very well-known book ready for selling and signing.

ABC Carbon made its presence felt in many ways, but also went on a search for some new innovations. One of the best we came across was ecolour.  Here’s more about this revolutionary house paint.

PAINT A BRIGHTER FUTURE TODAY

The ecolour story

If you care about the planet and your health, using an eco-friendly paint in the home, school or workplace makes sense.

ecolour is an Australian manufacturer that produces premium quality, climate friendly, water-based paints. With ZERO Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), ecolour paints are entirely non-toxic to people and the environment.

ecolour’s General Manager Stuart McPhee says, when choosing paint, you need to consider the health of your family.

Regular paints release toxic solvents and petrochemicals into the air as they dry. These are known as

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and are proven to contribute to many health conditions including cancer, sick building syndrome, breathing difficulties, dizziness, headaches, fatigue and blurred vision.

VOCs can continue out gassing for many years after application severely reducing the

quality of your indoor air.

But ZERO VOCs are not the only part of the ecolour story. Besides the health benefits, ecolour is the first climate friendly paint on the market to use a waste product as a key ingredient.

Backed by 20 years of research and development, this Australian invention turns recycled re-refined waste engine oil into water-based paint.

Australia currently burns more than 240 million litres of waste oil per year as a furnace fuel, which produces high carbon emissions. Yet for ecolour, the oil acts as a preservative and provides durability, superior coverage and smooth application qualities to the paint.

Once you use our paint you’ll never use anything else.

“Few eco paints can match ecolour’s ZERO VOC status, and none can match our climate friendliness. In addition our paints are competitively priced, making them an affordable alternative. So there is now no need to compromise your health, the environment or your wallet.”

To reduce your carbon footprint and paint a brighter future, get more information (and paint) from ecolour. The company is based at Byron Bay, New South Wales.

Source: www.ecolour.com.au, www.goinggreenexpo.com.au and www.derm.qld.gov.au