Cafe Flava serves freshly prepared food in biodegradable packaging at their store or via their catering company. Starting out as a Cafe, their fresh and funky food matched with an online ordering systems and snap cash payment lends itself perfectly to hospitality. They now provide delicious fresh food to school canteens, corporate canteens, office parks,…
Bagasse cups are the most environmentally-friendly cups in our range. They are suitable for warm and cold drinks, natural in colour and have a paper-like texture. The cups make a great environmentally-friendly replacement for polystyrene, plastic or paper. They are the made from natural raw materials instead of petroleum-based plastic. The cups are made from…
plastic bag pollution From the 3 July 2014, International plastic bag free day, Greyton aims to become South Africa’s first town to phase out single use plastic shopping bags. This is a drive initiated by Greyton Transition Town (GTT) and is supported and assisted by Hayley McLellan from Rethink the Bag. This is just one of…
Extended Producer Responsibility (ERP) is the idea that the producer take responsibility for the full lifecycle of the product and packaging they produce. It’s not a new concept but recently we have been seeing it proposed as a solution to the problem of too much waste. We look at what it means and how it…
Here is a fun and simple project for children to make a toy doll out of leaves. Use large leaves such as banana leaves or similar that you can find in your garden. Ours is a very simple model, we’re sure you can think of many creative ideas to make it super cool. Spending time…
Are we sufficiently covering the issue of the growing problem of plastic waste by teaching children to recycle? When we look at the full picture about plastic waste and its impact on the environment, recycling is only a small part of the solution. Children, when they understand the full impact of plastic pollution, can really…
Takeaway containers have become an important part of modern day life. They offer convenience as many people eat on the go. Takeaway containers are usually made from polystyrene, which is a type of plastic. Polystyrene is incredibly durable and it will break into smaller pieces however, it will not biodegrade or break down into simpler…
GreenHome visited the community garden at the Yiza Ekhaya Soup Kitchen and Sewing Project for an update on the weekend. We were thrilled to see how well the garden had taken and was thriving in the hot summer conditions. We found butternuts, potatoes, onions, mielies, tomatoes and many more plants growing nicely. Veggies grown in…
