
The environmental impact of a product's life from cradle to grave


A new trend is beginning to influence the decisions people make when they plan their holidays. The exciting question of “where shall we go this year?” is increasingly being answered with “let’s go green”.
Hotelstuff.co.za / Greenstuff.co.za took top honours at the Decorex Joburg 2010 exhibition. They won the "Best Overall Stand" over 700 other exhibitors with their 5-roomed house, furnished and equipped throughout with only eco-friendly products...
If you are one of the many guests who are increasingly interested in preserving our environment for our children and future generations, here are some tips that I hope you will live by and also that you will share with others in your personal and professional network.
Via CleanBreak, we learn of a new study by TerraChoice Environmental Marketing.
TerraChoice surveyed 1,018 consumer products - everything from toothpaste to caulking to printers. They found green washing was rampant. "How rampant? Of 1,753 green claims 99 per cent were bogus to some degree."