Going Green

8-year-old donates special recycling bike to guy who collected bottles for 4 years

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvApril 11, 2019April 11, 2019 800 0

Dylan Massyn has a passion for saving the environment and one of his very first acts to help the planet was to donate a recycling bike to a man in…

Primary school kids are being taught about the importance of food gardens

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvMarch 25, 2019July 16, 2020 615 0

Neighbourhood Farms is working to create central food gardens at schools and hospitals across Cape Town and educate the future generations about their importance.   Cape Town, South Africa –…

Locally produced, 100% electric mini-cabs to help alleviate congestion

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 14, 2018 606 1

Stellenbosch Municipality piloted a new project and its success means great things for 2019. The electric mini-cabs will soon alleviate the town’s congestion   Mellowcabs are a locally produced electric…

What is the ‘Great Wall of Trees’ being planted in Africa? We have the info!

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 6, 2018November 6, 2018 638 0

The Great Green Wall will consist of 8000km of trees across the entire width of Africa, to transform millions of lives living on the frontline of climate change   Africa…

Hout Bay informal settlement gets water-wise food garden for local daycare

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 1, 2018July 16, 2020 489 0

The iGardi Project works to build water-wise gardens and educates communities on how to grow and sustain food a garden in the Western Cape   Using recycled materials like wooden…

Artist awarded for reawakening Joburg’s largest inner city park

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvOctober 30, 2018October 7, 2024 978 0

James Delaney and Thulani Nkomo have been awarded for their incredible efforts to revive the Johannesburg Wilds, making it a place people love.   The Wilds were abandoned by the…

EcoBrick Exchange built a proudly South African spot with the help of little volunteers

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvOctober 16, 2018October 16, 2018 1,407 1

The EcoBrick Exchange teamed up with a primary school from Port Elizabeth to build a Heritage Day feature at a local community centre.   Where we can’t stop the use…

Buses can now clean the air as they drive, a big plus in busy cities

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvOctober 4, 2018 524 0

A bus company in the UK has piloted new buses with air filters that drive around the city, collecting polluted air and purifying it.   The Go-Ahead Group in the…

Girls in India mail 20,000 plastic wrappers to manufacturer to highlight problem

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvSeptember 26, 2018 134 0

Schoolgirls in India started collecting snack wrappers and to make a statement to manufacturers about wasteful packaging, they mailed them the wrappers   Schoolgirls in India are taking a stand…

September is Arbor Month and this is how to get involved

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvSeptember 7, 2018September 7, 2018 1,199 0

Arbor Month is used to celebrate the beauty of trees and all that they do for the planet, they are responsible for cleaning our air and giving us so much…