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23 Dec Recycling in South Africa

Posted at 14:30h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle, Plastic Free, Sustainability, Wasteless Life by Simon Quill 0 Comments

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Did you know that 90% of South Africa's waste is in landfills yearly? And, at the rate we're going, we'll soon run out of landfill space. 22 of the 25 landfills in the Western Cape, for example, have less than 5 years of airspace left. SO, WHAT...

30 Nov The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Recycling in South Africa

Posted at 08:56h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Plastic Free, Sustainability, Wasteless Life by Simon Quill 0 Comments

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Did you know that 90% of waste in South Africa ends up in landfill every year? And, at the rate we’re going, we’ll soon run out of space at landfills. 22 of the 25 landfills in the Western Cape, for example, have less than 5...

19 Oct The Current State of Plastic Waste in South Africa

Posted at 11:16h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Plastic Free, Sustainability, Wasteless Life by Simon Quill 1 Comment

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What makes people care about certain social or environmental issues? Or, rather, how do you make people care? It can be interesting to see how marketing plays a role. Maybe we could even call it the branding of an issue. Tell people there’s a plastic...

20 Apr How the Pandemic Has Set Us Back in the Fight Against Plastic

Posted at 15:28h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Plastic Free, Sustainability, Wasteless Life by Guest Writer 0 Comments

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There is no doubt; the Coronavirus has done absolutely nothing to assist in our fight against plastic. As the pandemic hit and laws were put in place worldwide the global demand for single-use plastic shot through the roof. The problem with this surge in demand...

20 Apr Waste and Recycling; What We Need is Personal Innovation

Posted at 12:58h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Mindfulness, Plastic Free, Sustainability, Wasteless Life by Guest Writer 0 Comments

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What are a few of the first few things you should know about plastic? Number one; it is estimated that there is currently over 10 million tonnes of plastic floating around in the ocean. Number two; globally, less than 10% of the plastic we use...

29 Sep We’ve Got a Lot to Celebrate, But There’s Still a Long Way to Go.

Posted at 13:39h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle, Plastic Free, Sustainability, Wasteless Life by Chevaun Roux 5 Comments

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Over the last 14 years, we’ve been one of the most ethical brands in South Africa. But in 2020, we believe everyone should be held accountable. Ourselves included. Recently, globally-loved figure Sir David Attenborough joined Instagram in yet another attempt to reach the masses to share...

30 Jun All You Need to Know About The Dirty Dozen

Posted at 13:41h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Plastic Free, Wasteless Life by Ishani Chetty 1 Comment

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Within all the plastic waste that filters into our oceans from the rivers and originating from landfills did you know that one of the most common waste items found on our beaches are earbuds? The original 'Dirty Dozen', is a term used to refer to the...

29 Jun The Numbers Don’t Lie: We Need To Fight Plastic Waste Now More Than Ever

Posted at 11:07h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Plastic Free, Wasteless Life by Ishani Chetty 0 Comments

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According to reports, there is currently 5.25 trillion macro and micro pieces of plastic plaguing our once thriving oceans. With numerous headlines alerting us to the atrocities of plastic filling our precious ocean waters, the time to change and act is now. At least eight million...

22 Jun Protecting Planet And People: WAYSTD & Faithful to Nature Team Up

Posted at 10:03h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Plastic Free, Sustainability, Wasteless Life by Inga Sibiya 0 Comments

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Did you know that plastic is an energy-efficient material to manufacture? The packaging industry truly benefits from the cost effect product that also generates an impressive amount of jobs. When plastic is discarded irresponsibly, however, it becomes an incredibly expensive and harmful mess to clean...

22 Jun Faithful to Nature & Sustainable Seas Trust Partner In Protecting Planet And People

Posted at 09:27h in Faithful to Nature, Lifestyle & Wellness, Plastic Free, Sustainability, Wasteless Life by Inga Sibiya 0 Comments

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A little over 35 years ago, three scientists from the British Antarctic Survey discovered and announced that there is a hole in the ozone layer. It became a great focus among conservationists and environmentalists, and was even taught in school. In 2006, former Vice President...