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Top Cape chefs consider sustainability integral to their businesses

Peter Templehoff’s spring lunch menu doesn’t feature cockroach or flies. Yet. For now, the menu is everything you’d expect from one of the country’s top restaurants. Peter’s Greenhouse offering is complex, reflecting his extensive global experience while very expressive of...

November 6, 2018

Fashion

These yoga pants are made from recycled plastic bottles

Spiritgirl Active Wear, a South African brand, uses recycled polyethylene terephthalate bottles to create fun, yoga wear. Founded by Leigh Sarembock and Rochele le Roux in November 2015, they have captured the hearts and minds of many an eco-warrior yoga...

October 26, 2018

Spaces

Architect of change 3: Dirk Coetser touched the earth lightly

Using recycled containers, lightweight steel, borehole water, solar power architects at A4AC created this off-the-grid home in Northcliff. Architect Dirk Coetser tells us more about how the company’s approach of “touching the earth lightly” informed the design of this AfriSam-SAIA Awards...

October 18, 2018

Opinion

Talking Rubbish: “5 ways I’m cleaning out my life this spring”

Spring has arrived, that time of the year I not only spring clean my house, but spring clean my lifestyle. While I try my best to lead a low waste, sustainable life, it’s impossible to have no impact on the...

October 2, 2018

Features

Meet the woman saving endangered forests from becoming viscose

Nicole Rycroft is one of a growing crew of people who work tirelessly at changing how we impact Earth. Most of her work has focused on protecting ancient and indigenous trees from becoming wood pulp. She does this through the...

September 25, 2018

Features

Finding rubbish in paradise. How we cleaned up Dassen Island

When the boat pulls up at the island’s jetty we’re all talking about the water. It’s bright turquoise, crystal clear and the sand below is white. We’re not in the tropics. We’ve sped 10 km across the ocean from Yzerfontein...

September 21, 2018

Opinion

What is the effect of your savings on dirty energy companies?

You may have noticed the work of an organization called Fossil Free South Africa. It’s currently running a social media campaign, Spotlight, calling for SA’s biggest pension and investment funds to help savers divest from coal, gas and oil. To...

September 12, 2018

Fashion

Part 1: Find out what is being done about viscose’s dangerous chemical pollution

We all love the feel of viscose. It’s soft and luxurious to the touch. So, it shouldn’t surprise you much that after it was first commercially produced in 1905 it was often called “artificial silk”. The silkiness is obvious. But...

August 28, 2018

Opinion

Talking Rubbish: “Make environmentally-friendly choices when it comes to your periods”

Two years ago I made the switch from conventional tampons to a menstrual cup. I wanted to reduce the amount of waste for which I was responsible. I also wanted to limit my exposure to the synthetic, and often harmful,...

August 13, 2018

Features

Damned if we don’t

Wrapped in post-consumer plastic, Rati Lekalakala imagines being an animal in the same situation. This is not much of a stretch of her imagination: high concentrations of plastic materials have been found blocking the airways and stomachs of hundreds of ...

July 29, 2018

Fashion

Will WWF save the planet by selling one polyester jacket at a time?

You may have seen the World Wildlife Fund’s promoted posts on Facebook and on Instagram. WWF South Africa has launched a technical apparel project in South Africa. I’m a huge fan of innovation in the garment sector and the fact...

July 25, 2018

Features

Why clothes are one of the greatest sources of plastic in the ocean and how to prevent this

In this extract from How to Give up Plastic: Save the world one plastic bottle at a time, author Will McCallum gives us the lowdown on plastic and our clothes. You’ll be surprised by what he has to say. It...

July 12, 2018

Features

Who has pledged to Rethink The Bag this Plastic Free July?

Making very public commitments to give up single-use plastic shopping bags, influencers (including musicians, actors, public servants) reached thousands of people. For Plastic Free July 2018 one person per day pledged to “refuse to buy or accept single-use plastic shopping...

July 10, 2018

Features

Traditional-style veldskoen now made without the vel

When Werner Winterboer provided leather veldskoen for a bridal shoot, he had no idea that this would lead to his making a collection of vegan vellies. Sapmok was founded in 2015 by Werner, an outdoor enthusiast and entrepreneur with a deep...

July 4, 2018

Opinion

Talking Rubbish: “A R5 swear jar is my commitment to Plastic Free July”

With Plastic Free July underway, now is the time to take stock of my zero-waste journey. This month-long campaign raises awareness of our global plastic waste problem while encouraging people to avoid single-use plastic through the #choosetorefuse challenge. I have...

July 2, 2018

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Top Cape chefs consider sustainability integral to their businesses

These yoga pants are made from recycled plastic bottles

Architect of change 3: Dirk Coetser touched the earth lightly

Talking Rubbish: “5 ways I’m cleaning out my life this spring”

Meet the woman saving endangered forests from becoming viscose

Finding rubbish in paradise. How we cleaned up Dassen Island

What is the effect of your savings on dirty energy companies?

Part 1: Find out what is being done about viscose’s dangerous chemical pollution

Talking Rubbish: “Make environmentally-friendly choices when it comes to your periods”

Damned if we don’t

Will WWF save the planet by selling one polyester jacket at a time?

Why clothes are one of the greatest sources of plastic in the ocean and how to prevent this

Who has pledged to Rethink The Bag this Plastic Free July?

Traditional-style veldskoen now made without the vel

Talking Rubbish: “A R5 swear jar is my commitment to Plastic Free July”

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