The question is...... how do YOU make a difference!
Recycling for the large majority seems such a schlep! And although people KNOW they SHOULD be recycling, and look away sometimes a bit sheepishly when the subject is brought up, realistically there are some really really easy ways to recycle at least SOME PART OF YOUR WASTE without too much schlep!
Your choices are:
1. Get a company to collect your recycling from your home (cost attached, but easy).
2. Invest in some bins to sort the waste yourself, and get that company to collect it (also easy).
3. Get a wormery and put all your green kitchen waste into it, and you get great liquid fertiliser and organic fertiliser our of it.
4. Get a Bokashi Bin, which allows you to also dump all your food waste (with a few exceptions) into it, add their Bokashi Bran and the waste decomposes with no smell. And the bonus from this type of recycling is the Bokashi Liquid is great for plants and you can also use it to clean your drains and loos and sinks.
5. Create a compost heap that you can put your garden and green waste on.
Here is some info on various companies that you can contact, or go to http://www.thebiggreendirectory.co.za/ for a wormery or bokashi bin or recycling bin solution.
Cape Town: Residential & Business Collections
• Abundance Recycling (e-mail: abundance@telkomsa.net) - CBD, Atlantic Seaboard
• Clearer Conscience (e-mail: andy@clearer.co.za)- CBD, Atlantic Seaboard, Southern Suburbs
• GreenOffice (http://www.greenoffice.co.za/) - cartridges collection and recycling
• No Standing for Environmental Pollution e-mail: warren@nostanding.co.za)- CBD, Milnerton, Blouberg, Tableview
• Oasis Association (http://www.oasisrecycling.co.za/)- drop off in Claremont or pick-up facility for businesses only
• Recycle First (email: recycle1st@gmail.com; http://www.recyclefirst.yolasite.com/ ) - Northern Suburbs
• Sunshine Recycling (e-mail: carola@telkomsa.net) - Melkbos, Atlantis, West Coast
• Titannic Job Recreation Centre (e-mail: titannic@iburst.co.za) - CBD, Atlantic Seaboard, Northern Suburbs
• Urbanwise Recycling (http://www.urbanwise.co.za/) - Northern Suburbs, Milnerton/Blouberg/Tableview
Cape Town: On-Site Sorting, Large Business and Hotel Waste Management
• WastePlan (http://www.wasteplan.co.za/) (e-mail: lesley.jones@wasteplan.co.za, ika@wasteplan.co.za)
Paarl/Stellenbosch/Winelands
• Enviropaper (e-mail: paarl@enviropaper.co.za, Tel: 021-872 1270 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 021-872 1270 end_of_the_skype_highlighting)
Worcester, Western Cape
• Beirowplas Recycling (e-mail: beirowplas@gmail.com)
Gauteng: Residential & Business Collections
• Mama She’s Waste Recyclers (http://www.wasterecyclers.co.za/, e-mail carmen@wasterecyclers.co.za)
• Recycle Drive (http://www.recycledrive.co.za/, e-mail: colette@recycledrive.co.za)
• Remade Recycling (e-mail: steve@remade.co.za) - also cover Rustenberg, Middelberg, Randfontein, Springs, Pta, Nelspruit
• Riro the Recycling (http://www.rirotherecycling.co.za/, e-mail phillip@rirotherecycling.co.za)
• Shred-It (http://www.shredit.com/) Tel: 0861 274 733 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0861 274 733 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, e-mail: jason@shred-it.co.za
• The EcoMonkey (http://www.ecomonkey.co.za/)
• Whole Earth (http://www.wholeearth.co.za/)
Tshwane/Pretoria, Centurion: Residential & Business Collections
• GreenGetters (http://www.greengetters.co.za/): Centurion-based
• Qobo Recycling (call Andile on 082 441 3773 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 082 441 3773 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, e-mail: avmahlangu@gmail.com)
• Remade Recycling (e-mail: steve@remade.co.za)
• Riro the Recycling (http://www.rirotherecycling.co.za/, e-mail phillip@rirotherecycling.co.za)
• Shred-It (http://www.shredit.com/) Tel: 0861 274 733 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0861 274 733 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, e-mail: jason@shred-it.co.za
Durban
• EarthGreen (http://www.earthgreen.co.za/)
Port Elizabeth
• Greencycle (http://www.greencycle.co.za/), email Laura/Louise on info@greencycle.co.za
Mpumalanga
• Remade Recycling (e-mail steve@remade.co.za) - Nelspruit
• Riro the Recycling (http://www.rirotherecycling.co.za/, e-mail phillip@rirotherecycling.co.za)
Limpopo & North West Provinces
• Riro the Recycling (http://www.rirotherecycling.co.za/, e-mail phillip@rirotherecycling.co.za)
NATIONAL: On-Site Sorting, Large Business and Hotel Waste Management
• Dont Waste Services (http://www.dontwaste.co.za/)
• Re- (http://www.re-sa.co.za/)
For a list of drop-off areas which accept PET and other plastics, visit the PETCO website on http://www.petco.co.za/index.cfm?ActionID=47&iDivStyle;=3
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
A WORLD INHERITABLE TO OUR CHILDREN
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”
~Native American Proverb
~Native American Proverb
HEALTHY MEAT SUPPLIER IN KZN
HOPE MEAT SUPPLIES
Hormone Free * Antibiotic Free * Free Range
Hope Meat Supplies use animals bred on the family farm for their butchery. They see themselves as the “Old School” butchery, basing their business practices on the time before growth hormones and antibiotics were used and when the butcher hung his meat on the hook for a week before boning and preparing the cuts; the time when you only got 100% pure meat in your boerewors and sausages and there were only natural casings available, as well as having traceability of your animals knowing they were naturally reared and happily raised on grassy hills and mountains.
Hope Meats have very cleverly combined modern selling techniques such as online ordering with good, healthy old fashioned principles in the preparation of their end products. New recipes boast gluten, MSG and preservative free processed products.
Order online and get your order delivered from the farm to your door
Go to http://www.thebiggreendirectory.co.za/ and type in free range meat into the search box to get ALL their contact details in one place (no click throughs to other pages).
Hormone Free * Antibiotic Free * Free Range
Hope Meat Supplies use animals bred on the family farm for their butchery. They see themselves as the “Old School” butchery, basing their business practices on the time before growth hormones and antibiotics were used and when the butcher hung his meat on the hook for a week before boning and preparing the cuts; the time when you only got 100% pure meat in your boerewors and sausages and there were only natural casings available, as well as having traceability of your animals knowing they were naturally reared and happily raised on grassy hills and mountains.
Hope Meats have very cleverly combined modern selling techniques such as online ordering with good, healthy old fashioned principles in the preparation of their end products. New recipes boast gluten, MSG and preservative free processed products.
Order online and get your order delivered from the farm to your door
Go to http://www.thebiggreendirectory.co.za/ and type in free range meat into the search box to get ALL their contact details in one place (no click throughs to other pages).
ANTHEA TORR (BIOPHILE MAGAZINE) WORKSHOP
GROW YOUR OWN FOOD
ONE-DAY WORKSHOP - KZN workshop:
Saturday 29th May 9.00 – 4.00 pmR350 (includes Manual & lunch )@ DOVEHOUSE ORGANICS - Howick
Saturday 29th May 9.00 – 4.00 pmR350 (includes Manual & lunch )@ DOVEHOUSE ORGANICS - Howick
FACILITATED BY: Anthea Torr ('SOIL FOR LIFE' MANUAL GIVEN)START YOUR OWN ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDEN
A REAL HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, WHERE YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO
BUILD THE SOIL AND GROW YOUR OWN 'SAFE & HAPPY' FOOD.
Course content:
BUILD THE SOIL AND GROW YOUR OWN 'SAFE & HAPPY' FOOD.
Course content:
Video on "Water – The Great Mystery documentary on water
§ What you need to start a vegetable garden. Maximum production in minimum space
using very little water and all available resources (low input gardening).
using very little water and all available resources (low input gardening).
§ Planning a vegetable garden; choosing the site, laying out the garden.
§ Soil profiles and preparation – no till; single and double digging; trenching; sheet mulching; raised beds; eco-circles.
§ Planting techniques – seasonal planting, inter-planting, succession planting, and crop rotation.
§ Basic garden maintenance – watering, mulching, weeding, transplanting, protecting, keeping garden records.
§ Controlling pests without poisons.
§ Natural fertilisers – teas, compost, vermi-compost.
§ Harvesting and what to do with the harvest.
§ Blessings and love to your garden
Please note that the emphasis of the day is on growing your own food. However, the techniques that you learn can be applied to gardening in general.
For Durban / Pietermaritzburg bookings call
Tracey 082 800 4154 or 033 234 4492
email: tracey@futurenet.co.za
Bookings will be confirmed once payment has been received
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
GENETICALLY MODIFIED INFO
This is a great newsletter, check it out (and subscribe if you feel inclined!)
Warmly
Dee
http://www.safeage.org/
Warmly
Dee
http://www.safeage.org/
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Fwd: Don't Be A Passenger. May 2010 Newsletter
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| Dear subscriber, As winter really starts to kick in, we at dontbeapassenger are trying to find new and creative ways of staying warm. But at least we have other exciting things happening keep our minds of the freezing weather. Firstly, we'd like to congratulate the April winners in the 'Small Things Make a Difference' competition; many thanks to Nick van der Leek, Gert Bosman, Heidi Davies and Cheryl Gwillam for sharing their brilliant ideas. During the month of May dontbeapassenger will be getting ready for the final stages of the 'Evolve your Thinking' competition, as we near the closing date. | |||
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| Off to the Arctic we go Since the campaign kicked off in February we have been encouraging you, through our 'Evolve Your Thinking' competition, to become more aware and knowledgeable about electric motor vehicles, their environmental impact as well as demystifying the myths. The response has been incredible, which goes to show that people are actually taking an active interest in electric motor vehicles and the Joule. Read More |  | ||
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| Celebrities doing the green thing Dontbeapassenger will be taking on a new task of getting to know some of the more well-known faces and voices in South Africa when we kick-off the Green Celebs campaign. We will be getting all their personal habits and finding out just how friendly they are to the environment, that's if they are friendly at all. Read More |  | ||
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| Keeping green during the World Cup Sure, the Joule won't be available for you to make those road trips to all the match venues... and yes, we know you have bought tickets to games in all ten venues. With the Soccer World Cup tournament around the corner, I'm almost certain many of us will experience much unfriendliness to the environment. So get cracking. There's lots for you to do at www.dontbeapassenger.com |  | ||
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Dee Nangle
The Big Green Directory
www.thebiggreendirectory.co.za
078 508 5116
031 701 5527
skype: dee.nangle
"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children"-Native American Proverb
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