Michelle Garforth-Venter
Environment Day matter?
space. You can play a part by cleaning up your small area or notifying your
municipality if there is polluted water that runs though your area. It’s about
being an alert person, understanding that the city is built on an environment
and that the environment was there before we were.
are many reasons for this, but for me it’s really about the marine environment.
Last year the UN reported that the South African coastline had 18 000 pieces of
floating plastic per square kilometre. All of this is killing our marine
wildlife. We’ve done clean-ups where we have had to remove plastics from sea
animals.
Radio and TV
presenter Simon Gear
Environment Day:
anyway? I’d be far more interested in communities doing these things all the
time.
even if you live in a tiny shack in the middle of nowhere or in Sandton, and
it’s about taking advantage of your own resources.
Sonia Booth, greenie and wife of Bafana Bafana player
Matthew Booth
to participate.
recycling materials every Saturday morning. Teach them to grow up as responsible
adults who value and appreciate Mother Nature.
Bishop Geoff Davies, dubbed the Green Bishop, was the SAB
Environmentalist of the Year 2009
are totally dependent on the environment for their life-support system”. It is
important to look after the environment for the sake of future
generations.
they are expensive, once they are installed you will have a free, lifetime
supply of hot water. I hope government and Eskom can subsidise people to roll
out these geysers.
