Green living gets the thumbs up
The Durban Exhibition Centre was a hub of exciting green activity with the City's Sustainable Living Exhibition this weekend.
THE Sustainable Living exhibition has succeeded in turning a portion of eThekwini residents ‘green’ as it enlightened and emphasized nature’s significance through conservation.
More than 14 000 visitors’ streamed into the Durban Exhibition Centre this past weekend, to enjoy the City’s premier greening event.
Hosted by the eThekwini municipality and KZN department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs the free Expo was hailed a great success.
EThekwini Mayor, James Nxumalo expressed his happiness at people heeding the call to adopt a sustainable lifestyle. “One of the ways in which the municipality is trying to encourage people to achieve the vision of EThekwini being Africa’s most caring and liveable City by 2030 is by encouraging people to start taking action. That is why the Sustainable Living Exhibition was created, to showcase the things that various people, NGOs, schools and other government departments are doing to make our world a better place,” he said.
The Mayor encouraged all who live, work and play in eThekwini to start making a difference in their own lives, their neighbourhoods, their communities. “One of the aims of the Exhibition is to inform residents of Durban’s dream to become a sustainable City for future generations,” he said.
The Exhibition Centre was hive of activity over the weekend with workshops, demonstrations, networking and presentations of all things related to creating a city which cares about the environment and humanity too. Exhibitors showcased creative use of waste material, turning them into functional items. There was a wealth of knowledge shared on energy saving, water conservation, food gardens and health and wellness ideas.
The GO! Durban stand was the biggest hit with a snaking queue as people waited to have their feet massaged and ‘refueled’ as the City’s Integrated Public Transport Plan and the use of public transport was promoted.
Another highlight was the DUT Arts students’ showcased fashion garments made out of various recyclable materials such as paper, cardboard, plastic and packets.
