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A 2013 Mintel study states that 19% of people will buy products from and associate with companies that practice green and sustainable activities in order to be perceived as environmentally responsible*. With this importance perceived by so many consumers on...

We  have impacted and been affected by food production, packing, transporting, consumption and disposal. Hence committing to sustainability in the food industry - a pervasive and wide impacting industry - will have a far reaching positive impact on our planet....

‘Going green’ is the in thing and businesses are increasingly offering greener products. But what is a truly green product? When a product says it’s green it must be green. True? Not quite. What is greenwashing? Greenwashing occurs when there...

Going Green - Complexities and Realities The general movement toward a more sustainable society is not a trend. Companies are slowly beginning to play larger role in making their products green as people become more educated about the consequences surrounding...

Yes that’s right – not just your normal labeling but ORGANIC labelling! And there’s a dire need for better, clear and simple organic labelling because our compost and organic waste facilities are extremely susceptible to even the smallest human error...

Bioplastics, which not long ago were a niche offering, are now being used as material for a wide range of products and touted as the eco-friendly way to go. However, the term ‘bioplastics’ is a broad and often confusing to...

Biodegradability and compostability are terms often confused and used interchangeably by both consumers and businesses. Both a biodegradable and compostable material will breakdown and decompose overtime. The issue here is how long the decomposition takes and by-product that is left...

‘We Need to recycle ‘are often repeated mantras recognised by many public officials to whom recycling is really a question of morality rather than a cost-benefit analysis.  In reality, the survival of the recycling movement depends on continual subsidies, sermons...

The Spekboom plant has enormous carbon-storing capabilities. Its capacity to offset harmful carbon emissions is compared to that of moist, subtropical forest.  Does speeding while driving absolve you from the offence as long as you pay your speeding tickets dutifully...