The PET Recycling Company (Pty) Ltd (PETCO) and the Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (PRASA) conducted training with the Wastewant Youth Recycling Co-Operative Limited today, in honour of Youth Day being celebrated across the country on 16 June 2013. The training forms a part of PETCO’s ongoing drive to empower communities and youth in the waste management and … [Read more...]
Wanted: participants for compost project
Wanted: school hostels, feeding schemes, or community gardens in the Boland that want to dispose of their large volumes of garden refuse or leftover food in a “green” way, and in addition also wish to reap the economic rewards of their efforts. Agricultural researchers at Stellenbosch University (SU) are willing to assist in these endeavors, as they are currently evaluating … [Read more...]
Earth Girls announced as SA’s Top Young Entrepreneurs
The Miss Earth South Africa walked away with top honours in the Young Entrepreneur category at the Inaugural South African Premier Business Awards held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg recently. The awards, initiated by the Department of Trade and Industry, Proudly South Africa, and Brand South Africa, recognised top businesses in a wide range of categories, … [Read more...]
Cleanup array to remove plastic from the ocean
19-year-old Boyan Slat has unveiled plans to create an Ocean Cleanup Array that could remove 7,250,000 tons of plastic waste from the world’s oceans. The device consists of an anchored network of floating booms and processing platforms that could be dispatched to garbage patches around the world. Instead of moving through the ocean, the array would span the radius of a garbage … [Read more...]
Rewards for keeping our country clean
It's not always easy getting folks into the habit of cleaning up after themselves and seeing that trash gets to the correct place to be recycled. Sometimes it helps to add a little incentive. TrashBack is an up-coming and dynamic company encouraging positive environmental action around waste. Their projects focus strongly on recycling waste and instilling proper waste … [Read more...]
Green guerrillas inspire Fish Hoek’s earth buddies
Akim Riemer wears doc martins, a ragged vest, a green bandana and dark glasses. There is a raw energy here that wants to spread like wildfire. I don’t need to see his eyes to know that they flash with insight and delight with his every new idea. Riemer believes that the core element to sustain a new earthy project at Fish Hoek Primary school is RAW ENERGY. It will come from … [Read more...]
100 disadvantaged kids get a ‘smile for life’
Imagine not being able to smile, or even eat, drink or speak normally. One in about every 1000 babies are born with either a cleft lip or palate - which can easily be repaired by a one hour operation that will help these children lead normal and happy lives. Last year, Woolworths and MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet joined forces to raise funds for Operation Smile SA, a MyVillage … [Read more...]
Clean Up & Recycle Schools: winners announced
Plastics|SA has announced the names of the winning schools that entered its sixth annual Clean-Up & Recycle Competition. According to Douw Steyn, Director Sustainability, Plastics|SA, this year’s competition again attracted entries from across South Africa. “The aim of this competition was to create awareness of and educate learners on the positive attributes of plastics … [Read more...]
Coming together to green up Zambia
Volunteers from all walks of life gathered in Livingstone, Zambia during July 2012 and found common ground in a passion for the environment. Sindy Peters tells us about her experience joining the "treevolution": Initiated by Cape Town-based Greenpop, we spent three weeks planting 4135 trees. Everyone arrived with something to give, and left with a little more. "This is … [Read more...]
49M joins up to rock the daisies
49M has acquired naming rights for SA’s greenest annual music festival Rocking The Daisies. The concert will now be known as the 49M Rocking The Daisies. 49M Rocking The Daisies, has reached over 21 million South Africans and is rated amongst the most influential campaigners for green lifestyle and culture. Under the theme of energy efficiency, this year’s festival … [Read more...]
Understanding our changing world
A few lucky GSN members will get the opportunity to take an all-expenses-paid trip to the Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve in Howick, to attend the student networking meeting "GSN Indibano" from 26 - 29 August. All travel and accommodation expenses will be paid by SAEON. The theme of this year’s Indibano is: Understanding our changing world. valuable skills for students' … [Read more...]
The Earth not in mind at recent summit?
Twenty years ago, the United Nations summit held in Rio de Janeiro paved the way for landmark agreements on the climate and the environment. This year's meeting, on the other hand, has been widely criticized for its lack of vision in the face of accelerating degradation of the planet. It was billed as a "once in a generation" chance to design a blueprint for the Earth's … [Read more...]
Opportunities for youth to work in recycling
“Johannesburg’s landfills are filling up at an alarming rate, hence the tremendous pressure to protect our environment. The power to conserve our environment lies with each of us, as each individual contributes to the overall picture of landfill preservation. It is in this spirit, that we must proactively practise recycling and other waste minimisation practises. I believe, … [Read more...]
