plastic bag pollution From the 3 July 2014, International plastic bag free day, Greyton aims to become South Africa’s first town to phase out single use plastic shopping bags. This is a drive initiated by Greyton Transition Town (GTT) and is supported and assisted by Hayley McLellan from Rethink the Bag. This is just one of…
Are we sufficiently covering the issue of the growing problem of plastic waste by teaching children to recycle? When we look at the full picture about plastic waste and its impact on the environment, recycling is only a small part of the solution. Children, when they understand the full impact of plastic pollution, can really…
The Gaia Foundation teamed up with Steve Cutts to bring us this video which looks at the true cost of gadgets driven lifestyles. Built in obsolescence has become a know fact about electronic goods that previous generations used to buy once in a lifetime. The fact that we renew electronic gadgets regularly has become the…
We got an email from Blue from Organic Art, one of our readers, who made these efforts to reduce her household plastic consumption. She approached her local Pick and Pay manager and this is what happened: I had a very encouraging experience last Thursday that has left me inclined to write about it…which is unusual…
South Africa has its very own campaign to reduce plastic bags, called Rethink the Bag. The website is full of information about South Africa’s plastic bag levy and the affects of plastic bags on our environment. This is a popular international movement and many cities have already banned the use of plastic bags. In South…
The Two Oceans Aquarium recently produced the poster on the left. See their blog post Straws Suck. We totally agree with the sentiment! Plastic straws are widely used without question. It is standard practice to receive a straw with a cold drink at most fast food outlets and in most restaurants. There are some scary…
