GreenHome sponsored TedxCapeTown with our biodegradable cups made from PLA cornstarch for their water stations. The cups were collected after the event and composted. Our 100% biodegradable food packaging allows people to meet, eat and drink in any location (something, they sure love to do). They can do so knowing that the utensils and disposables…
GreenHome packaging was featured in an article on sustainable picnics the House and Leisure magazine. If you are looking out the window and thinking about picnics – take a look here on how to do them with an eco friendly slant. GreenHome sells individual picnic packs that are completely biodegradable and compostable and also biodegradable plates…
South African Grade 8 learners will study biodegradable food packaging in their Technology textbook. The book discusses renewable vs. nonrenewable resources. It shows how plant-based materials are renewable resources and can biodegrade into compost which feeds the soil and water. We are thrilled to know that South African learners will gain knowledge on sustainable packaging.…
The Food & Beverage Reporter recently featured GREEN HOME products in their article about making packaging more environmentally friendly. The article talks about innovations in packaging that minimise the impact of the waste generated by fast food. Packaging product suppliers are assessing their products in terms of how eco friendly they are. Most of the products…
It was World Environment Day on Wednesday 5th June. GreenHome joined Recycle 1st, Postwink Recycling Products and Earth Child for a beach cleanup along Milnerton Beach in Cape Town. What we found was that most of the rubbish we picked up was plastic pollution that had come from the sea. It had been broken down into small particles…
Who went to the Good Food and Wine show 2013 held at the CTICC in Cape Town? GreenHome was there! Our biodegradable food packaging was used at the Real Food Theater and the Little Chefs Kitchen and you could find our products at many of the other stalls too. The Real Food Theater offered workshops that…
It is exciting to see schools using biodegradable tableware at their functions. One more event where the rubbish created will biodegrade and we are able to show school children that there are environmentally friendly packaging alternatives available. Crawford and Abbot schools served up dishes of food from around the world on biodegradable and compostable plates at their yearly…
African Pride 15 on Orange Hotel in Cape Town serves takeaways in our compostable packaging. They use our gift bags made from recycled paper. To show their commitment to the environment, they printed the African Pride and GreenHome logos on the gift bags in vegetable based inks. GreenHome offers a variety of environmentally friendly bags.…
Our MD Catherine Morris spoke about innovations in packaging at Hostex Gauteng March 2013. Her talk started with a look at how plastic and convenience has lead to a rise in the increase of use of plastic disposable packaging. She then spoke about the major problem of disposing of used plastic packaging because it lasts for ever.…
