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Partners for the future of sustainable plastic packaging in SA

November 21, 2016 Leave a Comment

Consumers play a crucial part in the closed loop system of sustainable brands. Buying products with recycled content and continuing to reduce, reuse and recycle is integral to the end-of-life solution for any product. For the past 12 years, PETCO has worked closely with the plastics industry, community members, municipalities, NGO’s and entrepreneurs to create a more … [Read more...]

GMO lies will not be tolerated

March 20, 2014 Leave a Comment

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of South Africa has ordered Monsanto to withdraw its advertisement on Radio 702 with immediate effect, wherein Monsanto claims the benefits of GM crops. According to ASA, Monsanto’s claims were found to be unsubstantiated. The African Centre for Biosafety (ACB) lodged a detailed complaint to the ASA following an advertisement on … [Read more...]

Pushing every button for sustainability

November 23, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Imagine opening a newspaper and reading that across the world, fish stocks are recovering, that forests are growing back, that droughts and extreme weather events are declining, that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are dropping, that oceanic dead zones are regenerating and that threatened species are bouncing back. That’s what John Elkington (pictured) describes when … [Read more...]

Safeguarding your brand in the era of green

October 26, 2011 Leave a Comment

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According to authors Daniel Esty and Andrew Winston, green is the new gold. The trend towards 'going green' is everywhere; even the American government is catching on. In South Africa the trend is no different and companies are moving swiftly to keep up. However, as an increasingly concerned and environmentally-educated public scrutinizes these changes, many companies are … [Read more...]

Adapt or die

October 26, 2011 Leave a Comment

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To advertise with a conscience we need products with a conscience. From the industrial revolution and the invention of the steam engine, man's appetite to consume has grown with such ferociousness that we'll soon need to start duplicating our planet if we are to carry on at this relentless pace. But there is hope, and that hope starts with the consumer and the products he or … [Read more...]

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New Zealand Designer Makes Ingenious Solar-Powered Skylight That Desalinates Water For Drinking

Now for something so so clever... Just makes my day! Desalinating sea water and providing light at the same time. Gives me hope

Powering LED light, purifying salt water, and utilizing solar power, Henry Goglau's solar desalination still is a Lexus Design Award finalist.

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R10 puppies, yes they were sold for R10, they are four weeks old, a boy and girl, the boy has either a deformed jaw or a broken jaw, answers tomorrow. We have 47 dogs and puppies in foster homes, another 12 plus 8 pups waiting for fosters, we are literally drowning in pups. ... See more

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