When you purchase plastic, chances are you scrutinise the ingredients of whatever food or baby product you’re buying, but there could be poison lingering in that packaging. Recently scientists in the UK called for safety trials to be carried out on a chemical that’s usually found in plastic food pac
Not only does living off the grid make you more independent and reduce the size of your carbon footprint, but it can also be much cheaper for you in the long run!If you think about it, we are dependent on public services in so many ways: everything from the removal of our waste – toilet and kitchen
Words by Emily van RijswijckThe University of Stellenbosch (SU) in the Western Cape has launched a cycling project to promote greener, more sustainable living on campus and, at the same time, resolve some of the university’s traffic problems.
Materialism and consumerism are two traits that have led to the degradation of the ecosystem and they must be replaced with thoughtful purchasing, say the organisers of South Africa’s Green Office Week (Gow), an annual initiative that promotes responsibility towards the environ
Switch off to switch on You might think that social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook keep you socially connected, but often the opposite is true. (Just how many online friends do you know? Exactly.) So, Earth Hour is the perfect time to get together with friends and switch off all comput
Sixty minutes to save the world! Are you up for the challenge? We shed some light on what Earth Hour is all about.
For a lot of us, the flush toilet is all that we have ever known. When we flush, it seems as if our excrement is pretty much out of lives
Fairtrade Incites South Africans to Show Their Love for Africa This Valentine’s Day Fairtrade Label South Africa (FLSA) rebels against traditional Valentine’s Day norms as we gear up to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a new, nonconformist campaign that will shake the hearts of romance diggers
Spread the word and help STOP rhino poaching. Make 2012 a year to support a good cause.
A new community recycling initiative in the coastal town of Hout Bay in the Western Cape is changing the way people think about waste management.