The critically-acclaimed documentary The Age of Stupid about global warming and climate change will be screened at The Labia Cinema on Orange Street on Monday 21 September at 8.30 pm and on Tuesday 22 September at 6.15 pm.The Age of Stupid is the new documentary from the Director of ‘McLibel’ and the Producer of the…
Green Home will be participating in the Hout Bay Green Faire, an ‘eco-expo’ of green products and services, energy & water saving devices, solar & wind power, Recycling and the Rubbels Market, kids ‘edutainment’, healthy food, Concious cinema and more…..The event is organised by Envirochild and if you would like to participate, email helen@envirochild.org
According to the latest research by the Natural Marketing Institute (NMI), consumers prefer biodegradable packaging over recyclable material. Read the full article here.
As more people are becoming aware of (and using!) biodegradable alternatives to plastic but they don’t always have a place to compost them, some have argued that they are just another wasteful product – especially because they can’t be recycled. Unlike our bagasse products (a by-product of the sugar cane industry) which can easily be…
A Cape Town-based collective, While you were Sleeping, recently screened a documentary called: Garbage: The Revolution Starts at Home. It’s a simple story but it packs a big punch and centers around an average size urban family – the MacDonald’s. The filmmakers asked them to keep all their rubbish in their garage for three months.…
A new study has shown that plastic actually does decompose and breakdown but as this article reveals, this doesn’t bode well for the environment.
Eurostar Express, a premier express delivery service for many governments, organizations and companies within the region has replaced plastic courier pouches with eco-friendly, biodegradable alternatives. Mr. Raju T Jethwani, Chairman of the Eurostar Group hopes that such a move will encourage other businesses to become more sustainable: “We are sure that this little step of…
The controversy and debate around oxo-degradable plastics was recently fuelled by the European Bioplastics Association which published a paper distancing itself from oxo-degradable, as opposed to biodegradable, plastics. Green Home welcomes this move as it has helped to clarify a lot of the confusion around the differences between degradable and biodegradable and highlights the fact…
The science is indisputable – climate change is a reality. Our lives will change irreversibly as we begin to adapt to these changes and as government, business and individuals begin to dramatically cut emissions to avoid catastrophic climate shifts. While these changes might create uncertainty and some anxiety, they herald a tremendously exciting era of…
