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GREEN TIP: 8 simple ways to use less electricity, save money and still keep warm in winter.
Insulate: Put insulation in your ceiling, a geyser blanket on your geyser, and make sure all external pipes are insulated. Turning down the thermostat of your geyser to 55°C will significantly reduce electricity usage, while still ensuring your water is hot enough.Turning off your geyser at night will also save electricity,but if you live in…
“Look at this Godawful Mess.”
“And Man created the plastic bag and the tin and aluminium can and the cellophane wrapper and the paper plate, and this was good because Man could then take his automobile and buy all his food in one place and He could save that which was good to eat in the refrigerator and throw away…
Green Home In The Decorex E – Zine
This photo of our compostable flower pots appeared in the Decorex Lo-co living E-Zine, which “shares some fabulous new decor destinations to go to for local retail therapy.“ Green Home’s compostable flower pots are now available at the Green Design Centre at the Waterfall Country Estate in Midrand, “the new go to place for eco…
Green Home at WPPS Eco Expo
Green Home is part of the Western Province Preparatory School Eco Expo this week. We are doing a presentation to Grade 5 boys on Monday 20th June, and our display will be up for the rest of the week. DATES: 21, 22, 23 June VENUE: WPPS Old Library Newlands Road Come and see our Eco-school…
Bay Harbour Market: Good Food in Biodegradable Packaging
Green Home is now part of the new Bay Harbour market event in Hout Bay which was launched this Saturday, 11 June. Good food in biodegradable packaging, hot music line up, and steamy compost heaps afterwards!
STOP the FRACKERS!
The fight against Shell and its plans to ‘frack’ for gas in the Karoo is far from over. Earthlife Africa have called for a national boycott of all Shell service stations and products. “Tens of thousands of square kilometres of the ecologically fragile, water-scarce Karoo are under threat from being devastated by a dirty, water-…
Video of the Month: HOME by Yann Arthus Bertrand
HOME is a not-for-profit film project, that approaches the current debate about climate change from a whole new perspective, giving viewers the opportunity to see for themselves how Earth is changing. Spanning 54 countries and 120 locations, Home is a visually stunning journey of epic proportions, all seen from the air. The film captures the…
NEWS WATCH: Fishing for Plastic, Green Plastics on the up and EU wide plastic bag ban?
EU fishermen being paid to catch plastic: A trial project aims to provide fisherman with an alternative income whilst cleaning up marine plastic pollution and reducing pressures on dwindling fish stocks. More from the Guardian.Green Plastics on the Rise: Global bioplastic production capacity is predicted to double between 2010 and 2015, says a recent study…