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FOOD WISE: Keeping fresh produce (fruit and vegetable) fresher for longer
Households tend to throw away a lot of good food because they are not handled in the correct manner. Below are some guidelines you can...

Dean Weiss
3 min read


The Italian Waste Management Mafia
When one thinks of the mafia you automatically think of Al Capone, an American gangster known as ‘scarface’ or the TV series Sopranos or...

Dean Weiss
3 min read


The demise of the African (Jackass) Penguin
The African penguin, formerly known as the Jackass penguin, is the only penguin species that breeds in Africa. They can be found...

Dean Weiss
4 min read


Handling of Diabetic Sharps in South Africa
Source: Courtesy of Freepik Research in South African shows that most diabetics don’t know what to do with their insulin pen needles and...

Dean Weiss
3 min read


Wise Owl Lifestyle – 2024 Environmental Calendar
January · 1st - Air Quality Awareness Week · 5th – National Bird Day February · 2nd – World Wetlands Day ...

Dean Weiss
2 min read


Gqberha beach cleanup -Summerstrand Beach – Saturday 20th January 2024
WESSA (Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa – Eastern Cape) held their first beach cleanup of the year at the Summerstrand...

Dean Weiss
1 min read


Plastic recycling symbols and their meanings
We deal with many plastic products in our daily lives, and it often becomes difficult to know what plastic items can be recycled and which items need to go to landfill..Plastic products often contain a number between one and seven inside a triangle made of arrows. This is referred to as a resin code. The presence of such a symbol on the plastic item however does not mean that the product can be recycled. The number depicted inside the triangle on the product indicates the typ

Dean Weiss
5 min read


Household items you can reuse or reduce to help the environment.
You can reduce your waste by saving and repurposing items from your trash. Daily waste management can help limit the effects of climate...

Dean Weiss
4 min read
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