local green line up

Submitted by sproutingforth on Wed, 2010-09-01 13:26

Training courses on sustainability – for you 'jo public' (Jhb and CT)
The team at icologie (Grace, Andy and Andrew) now offer Smart Living (remember the handbook?) to South Africans at large. The courses give practical advice on how to preserve resources and often save money in the areas of energy, water, waste and biodiversity. There are 5 courses: practical solutions, sustainability and climate change, event greening, sustainable business implementation, and sustainable business strategy. Visit www.icologie.com, or email them

New rhino poaching hotline
The endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) is protecting the rhino with a hotline for anyone to use. If you are aware of any illegal or suspicious activities concerning rhino poaching or the sale, movement and or trade in their horns, call 082 404 2128 or email them.

No kak (design that gives a damn) finalists announced
In August 2010, 20 finalists were selected for their eco design concepts, submitted as story boards , during the competition's first selection round. These "Fresh Talent" now have the opportunity to create life size prototypes of their design ideas, using natural, organic and waste materials  sourced from South African suppliers with clean efficient processes, such as "made by hand" and "local sourced and produced". The eco design prototypes will be showcased at next year's Design Indaba in Cape Town. For more visit www.nokak.com

pic: Seaweed Lamp by Wren

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Organic disposal

Submitted by Mike (not verified) on Thu, 2010-09-23 22:21.

Remember the term coal gasification? Where coal reserves are too deep and are used for gas instead? Maybe if we reopened those closed mines but for gasification, we could start a system where any waste that isn't recycled into other things, would be unusable, few can't be recycled, unlike the virtually overstocking of compost. If organic waste were to be separated at recycling plants, then it can be used as either compost if it is needed in areas with soil erosion, or make use of those mines, and create a gasification center. Where all biological material can be sent to for the gas it makes...imagine the supplies that it can make?

For unusable waste

Submitted by Mike (not verified) on Thu, 2010-09-23 22:27.

That was for unusable waste, and would be great if countries would simply use these old mines for gasification plants. If you have useful materials from organic things, it never hurt to be artistic, just don't let children near a banana leaf lamp, banana leaves are inedible (poisonous). I like how they're thinking of art in this. It could become a kind of competition some day. I mean for art on its own, not for sustainable competition, it is already classed as that for some viewers.