Its time for an update on the ladies at the Yiza Ekhaya project. Winter has been a busy time for them, feeding 160 children and adults on medication and offering them a safe place to be when their parents are at work. At the beginning of the month, one of Mikey’s funders pulled out, leaving…
GreenHome attended the Western Cape 110% green Mandela Day program held at Spier. We received an Invitation letter from Helen Zille. We are taking part in the Western Cape’s 110% Green Initiative, which calls for local businesses to link green to the economy. Our 67 minutes were donated to Tree-preneurs. This project gives people in…
A green smoothie every day is a great way to get a health boost. It will help you get a good detox, increase you energy levels, lose some weight and improve your general health and well being. The Green Smoothie Company is based in Woodstock and run by Linda Nels. She is passionate about supplying…
A while back the Kyknet Dagbreek crew came to our offices to interview our director, Catherine Morris, and put together a feature on GreenHome and biodegradable packaging. GreenHome was the first company to introduce biodegradable packaging to South Africa. Watch the interview to find about how Catherine Morris first discovered the concept of biodegradable packaging…
GreenHome sponsored gift bags to The Sunflower Fund Golf Day. The Golf Day is one of the events they hold in order to raise funds for this important NGO. The Sunflower Fund “educates, recruits and raises funds to build and sustain an effective SABMR (South African Bone Marrow Registry) as a source of well informed…
Chilly winter is creeping in and its time for soup – served in biodegradable soup bowls. We supply 350ml and 500ml noodle or soup bowls with lids. These bowls are made from natural and renewable raw materials. In this case, they are made from bagasse, a by-product from the sugar cane industry. Bagasse soup bowls…
This month’s product feature is on two compartment take away boxes, one of our most popular products. These take away boxes are made from plant based raw materials, in this case it’s Bagasse. Bagasse is a by product from the sugar cane industry – its whats left after the sugar cane has been pressed for…
Does ice cream taste better when it’s served in compostable ice cream containers with wooden spoons or is it the amazing talented team at Ice Cream Community? Some samples were delivered to our Cape Town branch and we decided it may be a bit of both… This delicious artisan ice cream is made from locally…
Compostable food packaging lasts as long as it is needed and then can be turned into another valuable resource: compost. It offers a closed loop solution to food packaging, a major cause of pollution and litter in our environment and oceans. Compostable food packaging is made from renewable plant based raw materials such as sugar cane…
