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Making Compostable Packaging Work
A recent survey of industrial composting facilities across the United States conducted by the Sustainable Packaging Coalition highlighted some important issues, such as the need for a universally recognized compostability label for packaging. Read the full article here.
Cape Town Soccer Fan’s Green Goal
Cape Towns World Cup environmental programme, “Green Goal 2010”, is being showcased at the FIFA Fan Fest in a structure specifically designed to demonstrate the use of sustainable materials. The message being conveyed to Fan Fest visitors on Cape Town’s Grand Parade is “touch the earth lightly”.Lorraine Gerrans, City of Cape Town Manager of the…
Make Your World Cup A Biodegradable Game
Try a Kelpvuvu for your world cup celebrations. These plastic free vuvuzela’s made from kelp are 100% biodegradable.Other great green initiatives around the World Cup include the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium which is the first wind powered stadium ever to host a World Cup event. Also check out this solar powered Public Viewing Area in…
The Truth about Polystyrene
In light of the global movement away from the unsustainable use of non-renewable resources and the growing awareness of the environmental effects of plastics, it is not surprising that a recent newsletter published by the Polystyrene Packaging Council attempts to promote polystyrene as an environmentally responsible plastic. What is alarming is their warning against the…
Green Home wins Sustainability Award!
Sustainability is a principle that is not only very important to us here at Green Home, but also to our customers. It is encouraging to receive recognition and motivates us even more in our quest for more environmentally sustainable food packaging solutions.
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Did you know?• Every day Cape Town produces on average 6000 tons of waste, or approximately 2.2 million tons per year. This is the equivalent of enough garbage trucks to fill the highway from Cape Town to Johannesburg. It is estimated that by 2012 there will be no more landfill space available in Cape Town.…