RECYCLING BOOM: Cape Town students are turning trash into cash to improve their schools and clean up their neighborhoods

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A local and national government initiative is using the circular economy model to slowly transform under-resourced communities in Cape Town, where illegal dumping and waste accumulation is a perpetual problem, and change the relationship that children and the residents have with the waste. Called the iThemba Phakama 4Ps (People, Public, Private, Partnership) project, it incentivizes … Read more

Aloe Vera, Tulisi, Peace Lily: plants that produce oxygen during the night and improve air quality

Aloe Vera, Tulisi, Peace Lily: plants that produce oxygen during the night and improve air quality

In the realm of flora, plants are known for their remarkable ability to produce oxygen during the day through photosynthesis. However, there is a special group of plants that continue this vital process even when the sun goes down. These nocturnal oxygen producers employ a fascinating mechanism called Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM). It allows them … Read more