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One Percent Changes: Buy in bulk
Tips to improve your recycling game
I’m obsessive about recycling! I recycle everything I can, even to the point of trying to clean aluminium foil (not that it’s always successful). More and more initiatives are popping up that use recycled material to make everything from benches and school desks, to light-weight bricks, road surfacing and roof insulation. However, current recycling stats for South Africa show that the recovery rates for recycled cans is at 69%, but only 17% for plastic (visit Treevolution for more stats and lots of really good information on recycling). This means that of all the plastic waste that is generated across the country, only 17% of it makes it to a recycling facility. This low figure is due to a combination of factors: Continue reading “Tips to improve your recycling game”
One Percent Changes: Try to avoid non-recyclable plastics
One Percent Change: Choose produce with fewer types of packaging
One Percent Greener 