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lorenzotf 23 February 2023 General, Ocean Cluster

We have our winners!

The production of plastic is a significant environmental burden. More than 99% of plastics are produced from oil, natural gas and coal. Around 4% of all greenhouse gases produced can be attributed to plastic production (that is equivalent to twice…

lorenzotf 15 February 2023 Featured Posts, General, SMME Cluster

Cigarette butts: a challenge

Here’s a challenge for placemaking: cigarette butts. Smoking is legal, and mostly smokers are sent outside to where their fumes won’t bother others. But that means cigarette butts are often ground out under the heel and left on the pavement.…

lorenzotf 16 January 2023 Featured Posts, General

‘Waste not, want not’ – or not?

Back in the days of our post-war grandmothers, clever frugality was a virtue. Wastefulness – of time, energy or goods – was a sign of poor character. My, how things have changed. We’ve normalised wastefulness. Single-use packaging fills our wheelie…

lorenzotf 10 January 2023 Featured Posts, General

1 000 things to do with an old shampoo bottle

There’s inspiring creativity & power in the recycling, upcycling and circular design worlds. Here are some of the ideas and people that get us excited. Make, transport, buy, use, discard. Buy again, use again, discard again. And again. This is…

lorenzotf 3 November 2021 Featured Posts, General

Waterfront recognised for doing the right thing

The V&A Waterfront’s strategy is built around shared value, and around its ecosystems. With lockdown, as we’re all too painfully aware, everything ground to a halt – there were no tourists (national or international); Capetonians hunkered down at home and…

lorenzotf 13 August 2021 General

Shared value comes alive

The V&A Waterfront is a mixed-use, nearly 53-hectare neighbourhood that is home to independent retailers and global retail brands; commercial properties, designers and artists and entrepreneurs; residential accommodation and hospitality enterprises; and a significant volume of ocean-related businesses. It is…