Food for thought
Check out this great article on Smithsonian Magazine’s website about biodegradable plastic made out of corn. This informative article provides a balanced and unbiased review of the debates around the issue.
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Eco-friendly cd packaging on the up!
According to this industry blog, the demand for more sustainable cd packaging, including biodegradable alternatives, is on the up. In 2006, Pink Floyd guitarist, David Gilmour, released his first carbon-neutral CD, “On an Island”, which was Columbia Records’ first album to be released under eco-friendly guidelines. The album was produced with biodegradable cardboard packaging and…
Biodegradable laptops – the solution to e-waste?
Check out the latest biodegradable laptop, the Asus Eco-book, made out of bamboo as well as the Fujitsu laptop made out of cedar wood.
Good, green news!
Five pieces of green, good news that will make you jump for joy!1. According to the MD of Energy for Sustainable Development,Stephen Mutimba, Africa’s sugar industry has the potential to produce up to 10 000 GWh of electricity through cogeneration from sugarcane alone, which could create between three and five jobs for each GWh. Read…
Biodegradable just got cheaper!
As Petroleum prices continue to rise, Green Home’s biodegradable, non-petroleum based packaging prices manage to come down! Check out our utensil prices on our new updated price list on our website.This month Green Home also updated its product range….We now offer unbleached serviettes and toilet paper, as well as new dual-compartment clamshell containers.Biodegradable is an…
France imposes a ‘picnic tax’ on plastics
This article in The Telegraph, revealed that France has imposed a ‘picnic’ tax on plastic plates and cutlery as part of the country’s war on waste. The “taxe pique-nique” means that a tax of 90 cents per kilogram will be placed on disposable plastic cups from next year, aimed at cutting the average 360kg of…
Greening the consumer
According to a leading industry newsletter, Engineering News, a worldwide survey has revealed that the majority of consumers want companies to do more to protect the environment and play a role in addressing the problem of global warming. Read the full article here.
The milk bottle of the future
A company called Green Bottle have developed a green solution to milk containers – made from recycled paper! Unfortunately, it is only available in the UK at the moment but we hope it’s just a matter of time before we see the Green Bottle here in SA.
The methane question….
Degrading, or decomposing, material produces all kinds of gasses including, methane and CO2. One of the arguments against biodegradable packaging is that when it ends up in a landfill it produces more methane than plastic. Green Home consulted some waste-management and compost experts to address this question.Methane traps 21 times more heat in the atmosphere…