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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

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

Features

Designer Porky Hefer’s Endangered works invite a weep and a cuddle

South African designer Porky Hefer’s new artworks depict a kingdom of giant soft toys. Called Endangered, the collection will make you weep. The day before the sculptures were shipped off to Switzerland to be exhibited, a group of journalists were...

June 4, 2018

Opinion

Talking Rubbish: “The more I refuse, the more plastic I find to give up”

Welcome to Twyg, Sarah Robyn Farrell! Talking Rubbish is Sarah’s new monthly column about living as lightly as she possibly can. She writes about the trials and tribulations of reducing, recycling and refusing, and of finding ways to lessen her carbon...

June 4, 2018

Features

Message in a bottle: Thirza Schaap makes plastic ocean art that is both beautiful and scary

When you walk along the Atlantic coast’s sandy white beaches in Cape Town, it’s easy to be distracted by the startling magnificence of the scenery. The ice blue waves crash down onto beaches and smash into black brown rocks. On...

June 3, 2018

Features

Aaniyah Omardien: We do beach cleanups to help reduce and eliminate single-use plastic

Not far from where she does new moon beach cleanups in Muizenberg, Aaniyah Omardien spent her happiest times as a child. “On hot days, my mother would pack a picnic supper and we’d go to Dalebrook tidal pool in Kalk...

June 1, 2018

Fashion

Should fashion retailers ban mohair?

For anyone with a modicum of respect for life, it is upsetting to watch the PETA video about mohair farming in South Africa. The sound and visuals of goats in distress are powerful and emotive. The video makes a call for...

May 27, 2018

Food

Chitter-chatter about conscious food

Stop eating prawns. Now. A dish of grilled prawns with garlic butter is one of life’s luxuries. But it comes at a price. Not only will the dish of prawns cost you a few hundred rands, it comes at an...

May 23, 2018

Features

RiverBlue Review: “The question remains whether big retailers will make the right decisions”

After watching the River Blue my attitude to water, and to my wardrobe has changed. Yours will too. The Vancouver-produced documentary is a sobering look at the fashion industry and how it has prioritised profit over planet. The film, released...

May 17, 2018

Features

Bolt Threads makes a new “leather” from mushroom roots

You’ll remember Bolt Threads from a striking yellow dress designed by Stella McCartney last year. She used a spider silk grown in Bolt Threads’ laboratory. The fabric innovators this week introduced the world to its second new-generation material. Called Mylo,...

April 19, 2018

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

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

Designer Porky Hefer’s Endangered works invite a weep and a cuddle

Talking Rubbish: “The more I refuse, the more plastic I find to give up”

Message in a bottle: Thirza Schaap makes plastic ocean art that is both beautiful and scary

Aaniyah Omardien: We do beach cleanups to help reduce and eliminate single-use plastic

Should fashion retailers ban mohair?

Chitter-chatter about conscious food

RiverBlue Review: “The question remains whether big retailers will make the right decisions”

Bolt Threads makes a new “leather” from mushroom roots

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