Here are Sir Juice serving their delicious freshly squeezed juices in biodegradable, compostable cups from GREEN HOME. They are using sugarcane taster cups which are similar to paper cups but are made from a by-product of sugarcane, called bagasse, instead of paper made from virgin wood. Bagasse cups are well-suited to cold drinks and…
Tilly’s Ice Cream serves beautiful, handmade ice creams made from all natural ingredients. They use our natural bagasse ice cream cups to serve them. The ice cream cups are made from a sugarcane fibre that’s already been pressed for its juice to make sugar. This means it is a recycled raw material. No fresh…
We visited a client’s premises the other day and they showed us around their onsite composting setup. This client operates a canteen for a large institution so deals with a significant amount of food waste. They have chosen to manage their composting onsite in these tunnels. All food waste and compostables are composted and then…
The University of Pretoria uses compostable food packaging as part of their Green Campus strategy. We decided to visit the campus for some education (ours and theirs.) We set up our bicycle smoothie maker at the Monate guys hostel, and we got those hungry TUKS boys working hard for their lunch (or for some late…
The Cape Carnival on 14th March 2015 featured incredible processions along the fan walk and a tribute to the firefighting Cape Town hero’s. Food was served by numerous vendors along the way and we were thrilled to find there were definitely options for those looking for something served plastic free. This delicious meal was served…
GreenHome supplied the Ultimate Braai Master auditions in Cape Town on the 28th February and Johannesburg 7th March. Our bagasse bowls and compostable cutlery was used by the judges during their tastings. This is the 4th season of Ultimate Braai Master, the popular TV show which sees contestants traveling round South Africa and meeting various…
In February, the Rainbow Warrior visited South Africa, stopping at Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban in a tour promoting the use of renewable energy. This is the third ship to bear the name the “Rainbow Warrior”. The original Rainbow Warrior was actually bombed in the 80s and is famous for helping to end nuclear…
Espinaca Innovations in Khayelitsha is a Green bakery supplying super healthy and green (yes literally) baked goods. Have you tried their delicious spinach bread or muffins yet? We met Lufefe Nomjana when he started buying our PLA bags to package his bread. We were so impressed by his mission to provide nutritious and affordable daily…
Educo Africa is a youth development organisation that has been running programmes with young people from historically disadvantaged communities since 1994. There are two main aspects to their programmes. The wilderness aspect provides a platform for young people to discover their inherent potential. Wilderness courses run for 5 to 9 days and focus on leadership…
