Being Green

Being Green - 31 January 2020

In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook speaks to Jason Drew, founder and CEO of AgriProtein, a waste-to-feed company. The Philippi-farm houses billions of black soldier flies which are reared on organic waste that would otherwise be dumped in landfills where it would decompose, producing the powerful greenhouse gas, methane…

31 Jan 2020 5 min

Being Green - 24 January 2020

Worries about rollout of 5G I did a very unscientific snap survey of people’s understanding of 5G over the past few days. A few people, mainly I admit of my generation, looked blank. One chap said hopefully, the 5th Industrial Revolution? Others merely cast their eyes upwards and looked at…

24 Jan 2020 6 min

Being Green - 17 January 2020

Being Green this week visits the most extraordinary hotel near Cape Town airport that recently achieved a 6-star rating from the Green Building Council of South Africa, giving it “world leadership” status. Hotel Verde showcases some of the most advanced, environmentally-conscious technological installations and construction methods including grey water systems,…

22 Jan 2020 5 min

Being Green - 10 January 2020

PROUDLY SPONSORED BY GERLINDE MOSER OF RE/MAX. Being Green – Your window on the environment broadcast every Friday morning at 9.30. Glynis Crook will focus on key issues affecting our lifestyles, science and research outcomes, the quest for sustainable living and a healthier planet.

10 Jan 2020 6 min

Being Green - 03 January 2020

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Ian Domisse of the EcoBrick Exchange teaches Glynis Crook how to make an ecobrick out of non-biodegradable waste and gives her some ideas about what it can be used for. He says that as a rule of thumb, it takes about 250 non-biodegradable…

3 Jan 2020 7 min

Being Green - 27 December 2019

SOME THOUGHTS ON PRESENT CHALLENGES, AND SOME TO COME The more things change the more they stay the same… That cheesy old remark is – well – as true as it is cheesy. So here we are in that no-mans-land between the Years, and you’re probably letting media stories about…

27 Dec 2019 5 min

Being Green - 13 December 2019

PROUDLY SPONSORED BY GERLINDE MOSER OF RE/MAX. Being Green – Your window on the environment broadcast every Friday morning at 9.30. Glynis Crook will focus on key issues affecting our lifestyles, science and research outcomes, the quest for sustainable living and a healthier planet.

13 Dec 2019 7 min

Being Green - 06 December 2019

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Georgina de Kock, inventor of the edible Munch Bowl which is an environmentally-friendly alternative to styrofoam and plastic food containers.

6 Dec 2019 6 min

Being Green - 29 November 2019

29 Nov 2019 4 min

Being Green - 22 November 2019

A new study by a group of British and American scientists has shown that eating healthy food is almost always also good for the environment. They assessed the health and environmental impacts of 15 common food groups and found that fruit, vegetables, beans and wholegrains were best for both avoiding…

22 Nov 2019 5 min

Being Green - 15 November 2019

If you haven’t noticed that South Africa is facing a Water Crisis and that it is growing in fits and starts, then you are probably not on this planet. It’s a little easier to get off this planet in the south-western corner of the Western Cape around the Peninsula because…

15 Nov 2019 5 min

Being Green - 08 November 2019

Cape Town pumps million litres of sewage out to sea every day from marine pipelines in Green Point, Camps Bay, and Hout Bay. The only treatment it receives before being pumped into ocean is to pass through a grid to remove solids. In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis…

8 Nov 2019 5 min

Being Green - 01 November 2019

1 Nov 2019 5 min

Being Green - 25 October 2019

In this week’s edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to the City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Water and Waste, Xanthea Limberg, about increasing water consumption and the need to remain vigilant about our water usage as we head into summer.

25 Oct 2019 6 min

Being Green - 11 October 2019

In this week’s edition, Being Green visits a new biodiversity hotspot being developed in Mowbray by the NPO, Communitree, in partnership with The Friends of Liesbeek River and others. It will be part of a green corridor to help birds and insects negotiate the urban landscape. Glynis Crook speaks to…

11 Oct 2019 5 min

Being Green - 04 October 2019

Plastic Cleanups - the struggle continues! JOHN KIESER of the SA Plastics Federation talked about the results of the recent Coastal Cleanup Campaign organised by the Federation. Despite adverse weather along the City’s beaches, FMR listeners and staffers turned out to brave the conditions and do their bit. John Kieser…

4 Oct 2019 7 min

Being Green - 27 September 2019

Being Green this week takes a look at some of the information out there about the potential medicinal uses for our indigenous fynbos. Glynis Crook speaks to Giselle Courtney, creator of the Cape Town Fynbos Experience tastings and apothecary workshops. To find out more, visit:

27 Sep 2019 5 min

Being Green - 20 September 2019

20 Sep 2019 7 min

Being Green - 13 September 2019

In Being Green this week, Glynis Crook learns about the Foundation for Environmental Education’s Eco-Schools programme. It’s active in some 67 countries and has been implemented in South Africa since 2003 by the wildlife and environment society, WESSA. Today more than 600 schools across the country are registered, with 106…

16 Sep 2019 6 min

Being Green - 06 September 2019

MORE BRICKS IN THE WALL ON CLIMATE CHANGE The news has not been comfortable this week. But then news, the stock-in-trade of the media, is commonly bad news – bad news sells, sensationally bad news sells best. There is good news, with a positive angle, and you hear it here…

6 Sep 2019 5 min