Anyone who takes a walk along our Cape Town beaches and rivers can testify: we are drowning Mother Nature in waste – whether from individual consumers or household products, industrial waste and even medical waste. If you have not seen this, then it is due to volunteer groups cleaning up these sections for us. One area that is especially vulnerable to such pollution is where … [Read more...]
Petition to stop waste polluting Cape Town waters
Locals are coming together to stop the polluting of rivers and canals in Cape Town by creating a petition to punish litterbugs more harshly, with the aim to reach 10 000 signatures. These natural areas are the city’s lifeblood and Capetonians feel it should be a criminal offence to use these fragile ecosystems as cheap and convenient waste disposal systems. Every year … [Read more...]
Using theatre to teach SA’s youth the importance of recycling
What was the world like when the astronauts went to the moon in ’69? If they went again today would they see loads of litter on the little blue dot we call home? Are we being devoured by the diabolical Waste Monster we have created and grown to a disproportionate degree? Lunchbox Theatre’s ‘What a Waste Show’ teaches children about responsible waste management, recycling and … [Read more...]
South African hospitals join Global Green Health Challenge
Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) - an international network of hospitals, health care facilities, health systems, and health organizations dedicated to reducing their environmental footprint and promoting public and environmental health - announced today the launch of the Green Health Challenges, a new initiative calling on its robust network, to increase their … [Read more...]
East Rand hospital the latest to take on zero waste challenge
Bertha Gxowa Hospital is the latest health care facility to join the internationally recognised Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) initiative, which serves to create a global network of hospitals and health systems seeking to improve environmental performance, while sharing best practices and finding solutions to the common challenges they share. The hospital has … [Read more...]
