Our world is filled with pollutants. We absorb them when we eat, when we drink, when we wear clothes, when we touch and when we breathe the air around us. Constant exposure presents definite risks to our health. The starting place to help to protect our environment and create a safer and less toxic world…
At a time when governments are renewing efforts to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, NatureWorks, a leading manufacturer of biodegradable plastics has achieved a breakthrough with a new plastic made from plants. The company claims that this new plastic, or Ingeo, lowers CO2 by up to 60 percent and, best of all, requires…
Those of you who have been following this series will, hopefully, have your own wormery in full production and a steady supply of liquid and solid vermicompost. If not, why not?Liquid vermicompost, or leachate as it is normally called, is a mixture of water run-off and worm urine which is alive with all kinds of…
According to this blog on biodegradable plastics, oxo-biodegradable plastics used locally by South African companies such as Albany Bakery, have come under fire. “Claims of compostability for such products are therefore wrong and untrustworthy. In Italy and Australia lawsuits resulted in fines for using misleading claims in the marketing of such products”. Read more here….
Twinings Tea have gone biodedgradable and are now wrapping some of their tea products in NatureFlex, a sustainable and compostable packaging film offered by Innovia Films.Read the full story here.
Dutch artist/designer, Theo Jansen is creating these amazing kinetic sculptures which he calls, “Animari.” The creatures walk in herds on beaches, powered only by the wind and are made out of unused or unwanted plastic tubing.
Most of us have made New Year’s resolutions that focus on personal goals like saving money, exercising more or stopping bad habits like smoking. Here are some simple “green” resolutions that you might want to take up as part of your year ahead: Ecycle: If the Xmas period meant new electronic toys and gadgets for…
Congratulations to the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company for winning the Imvelo Awards at the end of last year in the category of company with the “Best Single Resource Management Programme”. As part of their successful project to manage and reduce their water consumption, the company converted to Green Home’s biodegradable take-away products. Although the…
Part two introduced the very important member of the worm family called Eisinia fetida. This little creature can be kept in captivity, fed on organic rubbish and will produce excellent-quality compost during its long life. To avoid any confusion, the different species of worm found in the soil are listed here. The difference is mainly…
