It is exciting to see schools using biodegradable tableware at their functions. One more event where the rubbish created will biodegrade and we are able to show school children that there are environmentally friendly packaging alternatives available. Crawford and Abbot schools served up dishes of food from around the world on biodegradable and compostable plates at their yearly…
African Pride 15 on Orange Hotel in Cape Town serves takeaways in our compostable packaging. They use our gift bags made from recycled paper. To show their commitment to the environment, they printed the African Pride and GreenHome logos on the gift bags in vegetable based inks. GreenHome offers a variety of environmentally friendly bags.…
There are utensils on the market that are advertising as compostable cutlery and are being sold at very affordable prices. Unfortunately there seems to be little regulation around the labeling of products and these utensils do not appear to be compostable. Green Home’s range of cutlery is embossed Compostable, plant-based and 100% compostable. We understand…
William Graham of GrahamTek,an inventor based in the Strand, Cape Town has been working on a machine that converts plastic to oil. It’s a clean process using heat rather than incineration, with low emissions and produces a multi-fuel that can be used to power generators and machinery plus a by-product that can be turned into…
The Acorn Foundation contacted us to use our compostable plates and bowls at their at the restaurant they setup for Hostex called Theater of foods. We are thrilled they did because we got to find out about this fabulous charity and the work they are doing. The Acorn Foundation provides ways to improve the lives of impoverished communities and…
Our MD Catherine Morris spoke about innovations in packaging at Hostex Gauteng March 2013. Her talk started with a look at how plastic and convenience has lead to a rise in the increase of use of plastic disposable packaging. She then spoke about the major problem of disposing of used plastic packaging because it lasts for ever.…
Imagine a Cape Town where households practice composting of organic waste either at home or via community composting centers and food gardens? It could become a reality depending on the success of the pilot project currently being conducted by the City of Cape Town. Of the approximately 1.6 million tons of waste sent to Cape Town’s landfills…
It’s Easter time, a much anticipated time for many young children and adults alike. As with any celebration, it can become over commercialised. One can feel the reluctance to purchase over packaged and over priced Easter eggs made from inferior chocolate. Seeing as we’re all about reducing packaging, we’d like to ask you to give…
