Recently, a group of documentary film makers visited GREEN HOME. They were making a short film about waste and recycling. They chatted to GREEN HOME’s founder and managing director, Catherine Morris. She spoke about how biodegradable food packaging is part of a circular economy. Should we even consider organic waste as waste? Watch Catherine answer…
Our mission is to create a SA in which zero green, or organic, waste goes to landfill. Happily, we’re in good company. Together with the many amazing people already composting at their homes and businesses, industry players are taking huge steps forward. Building a GREEN Future This year, GREEN HOME became a founder member of ORASA…
Have you ever wondered what industrial composting looks like? How does it work? What is the cost compared to disposing of food waste in a landfill? We caught up with Gavin Heron from Earth Probiotic to find out about the locally made Heron IVC Composter and the results from their pilot study at the Tshwane…
Composting is all good and well if you have a house with a garden. What happens when you live in a small space? What about flat residents or a home with a small balcony or courtyard? There are some great composting solutions to explore. One of the more popular methods is a Bokashi Bucket system,…
The City of Cape Town invited homeowners to apply for free compost bins in its latest move to become a zero-waste society. They are providing free home composting containers to help city residents compost their organic household waste and create a good compost system. Healthy compost feeds nutrients back into soil, retaining moisture and can…
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…
Food waste sent to landfill is not only a huge waste of a potentially valuable resource but it also causes harm to the environment. Most importantly, food waste in landfills rots, releasing harmful gasses into the atmosphere (435kgs of CO2e per ton). It also attracts pests and is unhygienic. More and more, kitchens and events…
Is green waste better than petroleum based waste (the majority of which cannot be recycled)? Our answer is most definitely yes! The primary benefit of compostable products is that that they are made from plant-based raw materials. Crops like sugar cane and corn are used, which are annually renewable. Using compostable food packaging is an alternative to using…
Imagine a Cape Town where households practice composting of organic waste either at home or via community composting centers and food gardens? It could become a reality depending on the success of the pilot project currently being conducted by the City of Cape Town. Of the approximately 1.6 million tons of waste sent to Cape Town’s landfills…
