An overall strategy addressing waste management would need to consider not only the environmental implications of waste management, but the economic and social implications as well. Importantly, the monies collected and energy spent on recycling should be used specifically for the development of product markets. So said Lutske Newton, the lead drafter of the National … [Read more...]
Plastics: too valuable to waste
Want to go into the recycling business? This is one of the fastest growing green businesses areas and SA is emerging as one of the leaders in the field. There are many needs in the industry which resourceful entrepreneurs could fill, as every household and business's waste needs to be recycled. A very useful document for such a person would be the newly released 2010 … [Read more...]
Lightweight packaging saves the earth
One of the most misunderstood types of packaging is Polystyrene. Do you know what environmental benefits there are to this handy material? Here are some facts to update your knowledge. Last year we recycled 850 tons of Polystyrene in South Africa. That equals a road 80km long, 1m high and 1m wide. It is also equivalent to 30 stories of a rugby stadium such as Loftus. In … [Read more...]
Turning bread tags into wheelchairs
Some think it's an urban legend that all bread tags collected in boxes across the Cape Peninsula and further afield go to a granny in Noordhoek, who provides wheelchairs to the needy. Think again. I went to visit Mary Honeybun to experience her incredible Bread Tags for Wheelchairs project. And if you're still wondering what you can do to help this world, here is something … [Read more...]
