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Sanitising trolley wipes repurposed into furniture

April 14, 2022 Leave a Comment

Sani-touch’s used pre-saturated sanitising trolley wipes have been recycled and repurposed into jungle gyms, benches and other outdoor furniture that can be used again and again to support a circular economy. The first retailer to recycle Sani-touch’s sanitising wipes, Shoprite is now closing the loop and creating a circular economy. The first eco-friendly jungle gym made … [Read more...]

Local tyre manufacturers drive more sustainable practices

June 29, 2021 Leave a Comment

With our increasing driving population, the demand for local tyres has grown. The South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC) and its members Bridgestone, Continental, Goodyear and Sumitomo Rubber SA are leading the way in improving the industry’s impact on the environment. The industry is currently focusing on four main areas of improvement: proper mutilation and … [Read more...]

Collect bread tags to purchase a wheelchair for the needy

November 30, 2015 Leave a Comment

Each year, South Africa celebrates National Disability Rights Awareness month between 3 November and 3 December. As part of this year’s campaign, the Polystyrene Packaging Council (PSPC) is encouraging people to collect their breadtags, which can be used to “purchase” a wheelchair for people with mobility impairments who are financially unable to afford one. Currently in … [Read more...]

Retire your tyres for furniture

August 22, 2013 2 Comments

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How about transforming unsightly trash into attractive and practical furniture for outside or inside your home? This is what one entrepreneur, Wayne Kruger, is doing with creative flair and endless innovation. Retyre Furniture sources old tyres lying around in the environment, or discarded by tyre concerns and transforms them into chairs, couches, swings and other quirky … [Read more...]

Design for good

January 31, 2012 Leave a Comment

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In the past when people thought of a sustainable living environment, many imagined a farmhouse lacking modern plumbing and basic comforts. This is no longer the case and modern sustainable designers are proof of that! We all want to live a greener, more eco-friendly life. But let’s face it, it can be pricey. So to make this easier, Green Times tracked down some local … [Read more...]

Eco coffins and furniture a great discovery

November 3, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Greening up my own life, daily on the how-to-green search, I find amazing stuff. Greener cooking, lighting, toilet paper, cosmetics, body products, cleaning stuff, nappies, even sanitaryware, clothes, shoes, you name it. I read a myriad of great green blogs and newsletters and trace international green news daily. So my tank is continually full of green petrol, luring me … [Read more...]

Green design Part 1: basic principles for mindful spaces

October 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Green Design is an exciting natural spin-off of the drive towards a sustainable future. Today Bronwyn looks at the background to this development. Next time we start telling the stories of innovative green designers and their whacky items we're all going to want in our homes and offices. Green design is not a new buzzword, it is not a style or a trend. Fashions come and go, … [Read more...]

Green annex brings nature to the city centre

October 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Sniffing out, or being sniffed out, by emerging green businesses is one of the most exciting aspects of my job. It reminds me of looking for Easter eggs as a child -  you never know when another unexpected treasure appears in the most unlikely place. So when I'm called to visit a 'green annexe'  in town, I jump at the occasion. How green can a section of a hotel be, and what … [Read more...]

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Decommissioning of coal-fired power plants needed

Concerns surrounding a global climate emergency have brought into sharp focus the need to mobilize increased investment flows towards clean energy. Such flows are needed to fund incremental power g…

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SA Youth Say, “It is Time to Put Mother Earth on A Carbon Diet”

Barely two weeks after the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) visited KwaZulu-Natal to engage communities on climate change and the just transition, the province was hit with the worst floods we…

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CLEAN ENERGY: While South Africans endure load shedding, government launches 147MW Roggeveld wind farm

Eskom will be the primary purchaser of power generated by the wind farm, which independent power producer Red Rocket says will generate enough energy to ‘satisfy the energy needs of roughly 49,200 households every year’.

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ISSUES AT STAKE: SA's human-wildlife conflict needs urgent attention from authorities | Zululand Observer

The recent migration of 11 elephants from Mozambique to South Africa has highlighted our country’s concerning human-wildlife conflict issues, writes TAMLYN HEAD

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Vodacom promises to up spending on renewable energy

Vodacom South Africa will buy much more of the electricity it needs for its operations from renewable energy sources within the next three years.

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