Pick ‘n Pay is introducing a ‘plastic’ bag made from starch and cellulose, which is meant to be compostable. I take my reusable bags with me but I’ll have to get one or two of these to try composting them in my YOLO Compost Tumbler.
This can totally work if residents comply. This initiative focuses on separation of trash with residents putting glass, plastic, metals and paper into separate bins instead of being lumped together. The programme kicks off on 1 July 2018. Ready this article and listen to the interview on 702’s website.
Small companies can make a big difference to their social and environmental impact both through their products and conscious efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle waste. In little over six months, YOLO Colours is already making a measurable difference with their YOLO Compost Tumblers, a convenient and effective solution to recycle organic waste from the …
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Biodegradable plastic shopping bags are not all they’re touted to be… That a bag is ‘biodegradable’ does not make it ok for it to be discarded as litter or in landfill. These bags need oxygen and sunlight to degrade the plastic but in landfill, buried under tons of trash, they are exposed to neither (much …
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Oh, I Like! This post on Realfarmacy includes a step-by-step tutorial on building your on greenhouse using plastic bottles as well as a bunch of photos of plastic-bottle greenhouses that others have constructed. Great for home and exceptional as team projects at schools. Add a YOLO Compost Tumbler outside the greenhouse and it’s a perfect …
Waste and recycling conscious couple Taryn and Hugh have added a double YOLO Compost Tumbler to their home for their organic and kitchen waste. “Our little recycling station,” Taryn writes. Their bins look so bright and colourful.
