On this World Environment Day, SA Smallholder would like to acknowledge the wonderful work done by environmental organisations. A recent victory scored by the Centre […]
Tag: CLIMATE CHANGE
Buy Local ~ and Here’s Why
We at the Gauteng Smallholder have for years being despairing over the fact that so little of what we use in our daily lives is […]
Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed members of the inaugural Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission (P4C).The Commission is tasked with advising on South Africa’s climate change […]
#ClimateChangeChooseday: Cut the Climate Change Jargon
The challenge of climate change has produced a whole new vocabulary of jargon ~ terms and acronyms that are thrown around, which are not understood […]
#ClimateChangeChooseday: Are Trees the solution to Climate Mitigation?
It’s Spring Day and Arbor Week, so we are encouraged to buy and plant some trees. Much has been made of the ability of trees […]
Choosing the best option for recycling
This is the third part in our series on plastic. For parts one and two, click here. Unfortunately, not all municipalities in Gauteng run successful […]
Types of plastic and how they are recycled
This is part two of our series on plastic, to read the first part, click here. Internationally, plastics are clasified for their recycling properties according to […]
Reducing your carbon footprint
What can each of us do to make our impact on the planet smaller?First, some terminology explained:Global warming: An increase in the Earth’s average surface […]
Waste Pickers
With waste-pickers having become a common sight in smallholding areas as well as in the suburbs, here are some useful guidelines on how to make […]
Recycling: Getting started
Smallholders will notice when they are driving on refuse removal day what the waste pickers are removing from the wheelie bins. It would seem that […]