The CASE youth (Community Action towards a Safer Environment) of Hanover Park spent the day of Sunday the 15th November planting trees donated by Treeco in their school and community, followed by a braai lunch using Greenhome plates, cups and cutlery. Greenhome very kindly supplied the goods at a reduced pricing, and an information piece…
We’ve been closely following the controversy around chemo-degradable plastics which are currently been added to plastic products to make them degrade faster. Concerned about the negative effects that degradable plastics will have on the recycling system, the South African Plastics Recycling Organisation (SAPRO) released a report that “insists that the usage of biodegradable additives in…
The UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen begins in a few weeks and to make sure that political leaders remember what is at stake, a viral campaign has been launched so that children can have their say in what our future world will look like. “By posting a 20-word message on consider us, your children…
According to Graham Terry, Head of the Office of the Executive President at the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and author of ‘Green’, South African corporations need to become enviromentally sustainable if they want to remain competitive. Read the full article on Green Times.
Once again Rocking The Daisies Music Festival came to the party and used compostable food packaging. All food was served in biodegradable food packaging which was then collected, sorted and composted. This is what GreenHome calls a full green event. We are so thrilled when it happens that we reward event organisers with great discounts…
You might want to think twice about buying that plastic pair of sandals or flip-flops this summer. According to this article that appeared on news24.com, an international study has exposed high levels of toxins in South African shoes which may be dangerous to your health.
Rising Tide, an organisation based in North America has released its first short yet comprehensive survey of, what they regard as, “bogus” climate change solutions. The 20 page pamphlet — “Hoodwinked in the Hothouse” — covers topics as diverse as Clean Coal, Agrofuels, Geoengineering, Carbon Offsets and over a dozen other non-solutions to the climate…
The African Carbon Trust together with the Two Oceans Aquarium is running a competition to highlight instances of environmental degradation. “Send us a story of environmental degradation in South Africa that you care about, and ensure that South Africa knows about what problems we need to fix.….and you could also win some cool green prizes.”
