Glow sticks glow as a result of a chemical reaction mainly from hydrogen peroxide and diethyl phthalates.
Eco glow sticks.
It quickly recharges by absorbing any ambient light natural or artificial glows all night long 10 hours and lasts forever.
Glow sticks are bad and there are a ton of other glow in the dark or led toys out there that are less harmful to our planet.
These chemicals are encased by glass and then a plastic outer shell which makes them entirely non recyclable.
Glow in the dark accessories and illuminated clothes.
Attach a reusable glow stick to important gear like backpacks dry bags edc bags emergency kits.
Here are six eco friendly alternatives to glow sticks that will light up your festival night.
If wearing your glow is more your style try light up earrings or a necklace to fest up your fashion.
With twist on twist off functionality they can be used multiple times and have 20 hours of light output.
Reusable glow sticks come in red blue and green and are great for festive occasions as well as emergency use.
The rechargeable glow sticks are filled with the brightest strontium aluminate.
I found out a lot about glow sticks and their ecofriendly alternatives.
You can use them over and over again.
These are especially fun at stages where there are black lights.
Life gear reusable glow sticks are eco friendly non toxic and contain no harmful chemicals.
Or a better alternative is glow in the dark apparel.
First let s explore traditional glow sticks then get into environmentally friendly alternatives if they even exist environmental impact of glow stick production.
There i said it.
The best alternative i can come up with is by forgoing glow sticks altogether and instead try wearing bright neon colored clothing.