More than 9 million tonnes of food is wasted in our country every year, whilst 12 million South Africans are food insecure, says the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). Food wastage happens all the way along the value chain – from production and transport to storage and retail. Food is one of the 3 core building blocks of sustainability, hence this wastage … [Read more...]
Creative ways with waste
Polystyrene got lumped with 'bad plastics' in the old days before it was recycled in our country. Today there are still those who don't understand that any product which you personally make sure is recycled, is green. So most of the time the essential ingredient in the story of waste is not what material you're using, but how you personally decide to handle it once you're … [Read more...]
