Imagine a world with no single-use plastic: Beaches are clean. Rivers run freely. Wildlife is safer. Landfills are shrinking, and composting is growing.. At GREEN HOME, this is what we’re working towards. If you’re looking to reduce your plastic footprint, why not join Plastic Free July this year along with millions of other people all across…
What is World Environment Day? It’s the UN’s big day for encouraging awareness and action to protect the environment. It all started 44 years ago, back in 1974, as a way of encouraging people to take action to care for the Earth. The action itself can be big or small, solo or in a group…
Looking for ways to GREEN your Cafe or Restaurant? We believe that lots of small actions add up to a big impact! Here are our top tips for getting more sustainable in your cafe: 1. Source from Local and Sustainable Farmers Choose local suppliers who use sustainable farming methods. Sustainable farming practices protect biodiversity, keep…
All GREEN HOME products have a nature-friendly end-of-life strategy. We didn’t create this strategy ourselves – far from it. It’s the same strategy nature has been using to recycle, regenerate and replenish life for many millions of years. Besides being classified as green waste, banana peels, carrot tops, food scraps, garden clippings and compostable food…
With the water crisis in Cape Town, we have been receiving requests from clients for disposable plates and cutlery as they look for ways to reduce the amount of water they use in daily operations. There is no simple solution in this situation so we wanted to break down the facts so that we know…
“No water, no life. No blue, no green.” – Sylvia Earle Water is an incredible resource. It replenishes and renews life as it travels across our planet through the complex processes of the water cycle. While flux is a natural part of this dynamic system, the negative impacts of human activity are pushing nature out…
Summer has officially arrived! That means it’s time for beaches, picnics, gardening, braais and other outdoor fun. Whatever you plan to do this summer, make sure you do it responsibly. To get you started, here are GREEN HOME’s top tips for a low-impact summer. Don’t be trashy. Wherever you’re camping, picnicking or beaching, be sure…
July 2017 saw us joining the global Plastic Free July campaign with over a million people from 159 countries. The #PlasticFreeJuly challenge is simple: refuse all single use plastic for the month of July. But actually doing it? Not so simple. When you try to live without single use plastic you quickly realize how deeply…
At GreenHome, we advocate Zero Waste. However when Zero Waste is not possible we need to turn to other options rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse and recycle. Recycling is incorrectly dubbed as one of the easiest ways to help save the planet. Furthermore recycling is the one that people are most familiar with, however, Zero Waste…
