These powerful images hit home. Beautiful artworks display tragic consequence of high consumption; in particular our relationship to disposable plastic. Informed by the environmental problems that plague many parts of Africa, photographer Fabrice Monteiro, costume designer Jah Gal Doulsy and the Ecofund Organization collaborated to present a series of photographs. “The Prophecy” project, shot at…
The RMR Makana Green Fun Run took place on Sunday 1 May 2016 This year they made use of biodegradable cups. We stock single walled cups which are perfect for serving cold drinks at events. The cups are made locally from FSC certified sustainable paper which has been lined with a thin layer of corn…
South African fly farm, AgriProtein, is making waves with its innovative and back to basics approach to manufacturing farm feed. Watch this fascinating video to see how AgriProtein are using using food waste to farm maggots, which creates feed for chickens and pigs, replacing the fishmeal they are often fed. The process also makes natural…
The City of Cape Town invited homeowners to apply for free compost bins in its latest move to become a zero-waste society. They are providing free home composting containers to help city residents compost their organic household waste and create a good compost system. Healthy compost feeds nutrients back into soil, retaining moisture and can…
There is a new award-wining documentary out called A Will for the Woods. It poses the question, “What if our last act could be a gift to the planet?” It’s about the journey of a musician who, facing his own immanent passing, discovers a movement to use burial as a way to protect and maintain…
The Sunday Times reported on 13 December 2015. It covers what all of us living along coastal areas have been seeing and feeling disturbed by for a while. It’s great to see the issue of plastic trash on our beaches featured in a major newspaper. This is a worldwide problem and it is hard to…
