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Category Archives: Grey Water Recycling
Grey Water Diverter
Grey Water Systems In time of drought it wise to collect and re-use your grey water for irrigation purposes. Grey Water is defined as water from: · Bath · Shower · Hand basins in bathroom and · Laundry. … Continue reading
Posted in Grey Water Recycling, Recycle, Water Conservation
Tagged Bloemfontein, grey water, Greywater re-use, Port Elizabeth, Saving water, Water Conservation
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World Wetlands Day, 2 February
What is World Wetlands Day? 2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Environmentally Friendly, Go Green, Grey Water Recycling, Recycle, safe water, Water Conservation, Water Tanks
Tagged 2 February, Jeremy Westgarth-Taylor, Natural Resources, Phosphate in water, Ramsar, Water Rhapsody, Water sources, Water tanks, Waterproblem, World Wetland Day
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Have your say on Waste Management in Nelson Mandela Bay!
Press Release January 9, 2012 The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) is currently reviewing its Integrated Waste Management Plan (IWMP), which is a planning tool that will guide the Municipality’s waste management activities over the next five years and we … Continue reading
Posted in Environmentally Friendly, Go Green, Grey Water Recycling, Rainwater Harvesting, Recycle, safe water, Water Conservation, Water Tanks
Tagged Cleanest City Award, Nelson Mandela Bay, Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Nelson Mandela Metropole, Waste Management, Waste Management Activities
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What is a Carbon Footprint?
What is a Carbon Footprint? Carbon refer to Carbon Dioxide, a colourless odourless gas, formed by the burning of carbon/fossil fuels, or breathed out by animals/humans from the lungs Footprint – Impression of a human or an animal foot on … Continue reading
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Energy Saving, Environmentally Friendly, Go Green, Grey Water Recycling, Rainwater Harvesting, Recycle, Renewable Energy, Solar Geysers, Water Conservation, Water Tanks, Yes Solar
Tagged Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Offsetting, Climate Change, COP17, Ecological Footprint, Fossil Fuels, Greenhouse Effect, Greenhouse Gas, Greywater re-use, Mitigation, Rainwater Harvesting, Water Rhapsody, Water tanks
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What is Climate Change?
Outline of the potential problem of climate change and its cause as understood by the South African Weather Service The climate of the world varies from one decade to another, and a changing climate is natural and expected. However, there … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Dam Levels, Green, Grey Water Recycling, Rainwater Harvesting, Renewable Energy, safe water, Solar Energy, Water Conservation, Water Tanks
Tagged Climate Change, Dam Levels, Global Concern, Rainwater Harvesting, Saving water, Water Conservation, Water Rhapsody, Yes Solar
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Phosphate in Washing Powder destroy Water Eco Systems.
Phosphate is a nutrient that is essential for plant growth and is found naturally in the environment. But the excess use of phosphates by humans is overloading our water bodies, which can lead to toxic algal blooms. Have a look … Continue reading
Bitou council hopes ease Plett’s water problems
Themba Boyi | The Bitou Municipality has put out a tender for the construction of a desalination plant.The Water Affairs Department and the municipality have signed an agreement for the release of R20,000,000 to construct the plant in … Continue reading
Innovations needed as climate change sees water supplies dwindle – Andrew Muir
LARGELY due to climate change, South Africa is becoming drier from the west to the east. Climate modelling for our area shows that our annual precipitation (rainfall) will reduce by between 10% and 15% at current warming levels. As a … Continue reading
Saving Water in industry
by Michelle Hardy-Berrington – Business Link Magazine Wastage of water by business is both antisocial in times of drought and a waste of money. Business Link has uncovered the following hints to help save water and improve the bottom line: … Continue reading
Photos of Dam Levels in Port Elizabeth
Click here for pics of the Algoa FM Dam tour on 18 January 2010