As seen in Constantiaberg Bulletin – Written by Karen Watkins For many people, Day Zero is history, but not for Constantia’s Birger Lundgren. During the drought he got used to short showers and to carrying buckets to flush toilets, but he hated the “if it’s yellow let it mellow” approach to water saving. He wanted […]
Use only what you need and you can get your lifestyle back If you do it right from start to finish, water restrictions will not affect you anymore. Cape Town may have survived Day Zero, but we’re not the only major city across the world battling climate change and severe drought. Short term savings – […]
With South Africa facing an extreme water shortage, we need to be more conscious about the long-term effect of climate change on how we live and how we use water in our homes and offices, says Birger Lundgren, CEO of Scandinavian Water Saving Products. Originally from Sweden, Birger has called the Mother City home for […]
There is an old well-used proverb that says ”Necessity is the mother of all invention”. The phrase can be applied to all of the advancements of mankind from the Bronze Age right through to today, and applies to all aspects of modern life, not least to innovation surrounding water saving technology. The Eco Flush toilet […]
For all the crazy technology we have at our disposal these days, the way we bath and shower every morning is still pretty archaic. We’ve got robots on Mars and computers in our pockets but we still wash ourselves in the same way that people did a century ago — under a wasteful, inefficient shower […]
Find the latest tips on how to save water in South Africa with these water saving techniques you can use at home, at your business, in the garden and everywhere else you go. Water is a scarce resource, not only in South Africa, but in many parts of the world. While residents in Johannesburg […]