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…
This article discussing why biodegradable plastics are not the answer to reducing marine litter was recently published on the United Nations News Center. We absolutely agree with this. Using biodegradable plastic in the place of conventional plastic will not reduce the amount of marine liter that we are experiencing in the world today. Biodegradable plastics…
We ‘re sponsoring the 2015 South African Eco Film Festival At Khula Dhamma with compostable tableware, cutlery and cups etc. The Khula Dhamma is an off the grid retreat center. All compostables used at the event will be composted alongside any food waste. It is super exciting to be part of this event that is…
Not long ago, we sponsored the Cape Town Beach Cleanups with some hessian bags to see if it would help them to reduce their reliance on plastic bags to clean up the beaches. It made a difference to the amount of plastic bags they needed to use, so we sponsored 100 Jute bags for them…
Picture: Jennifer Bruce/350Africa There is a growing voice internationally calling for divestment in fossil fuels. Have you seen the South African Fossil Fuel Divestment campaign? What is it all about? “Divestment is the opposite of investment – it means getting rid of stocks, bonds, or investment funds that are unethical or morally ambiguous.” According to…
We are amazed (and thrilled) at the lengths customers will go to get hold of GreenHome products. The latest Zero Waste Ambassadors are a great example of the kind of dedication we often see from people wanting to try another way of addressing single use food packaging. They drove their old Volksie all the way…
