At Waterfront Charters we absolutely love everything about the ocean. Its majesty, its mystery, its beauty.
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Plastic Free July?
It’s ‘plastic-free July’ we are told, but as you go about your day, it’s unlikely that you will come across much evidence of this. Plastic is just so damn useful.
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Someone Else’s Problem?
We make no apologies this week for focussing on a topic that we have highlighted numerous times in the past. It’s a subject that should be of concern to every person on the planet; simply because of the fact that almost without exception…
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Plastic Free July; Plastic Free Forever
As the world looks towards the ending of the current Covid-19 scourge – and like everyone else on the planet we hope it’s soon and permanent – Waterfront Charters would like people to focus on another scourge…
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Miss Earth South Africa and World Ocean Day: Helping Avert Extinction
Benjamin Disraeli said that there are lies, damned lies and statistics. Sometimes, however, we must turn to statistics to show what Al Gore called ‘inconvenient truths’. Consider these numbers: 71% of the world’s surface is covered by oceans. We have two of these bodies of water washing our shores in South Africa; the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Around 99% of South Africans love the sea (I made that one up, but fault me if you can), but we still don’t care enough to stop polluting the waters. Believe this: 65% of our country’s waste ends up in the sea. That […]
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Beware the Plastic Planet
Recycling and reusing are no longer just alternative options for tossing plastic waste away. They are absolutely vital interventions. The more plastic that goes back into the system, the less that needs to be manufactured fresh each year.
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