Original Story Published by: Shannon Correia , www.thesouthafrican.com/
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(Above) Bay Harbour Market.
Hout Bay’s much-loved Bay Harbour Market has been running for six years. The market has invested in its sustainability policies. It holds a three-star accreditation from Thrive and is completely plastic free.
Thrive Hout Bay, the local green advocate and non-profit organisation, launched it’s For the Good of our Hood campaign in November 2017. Aligning local establishments with environmental sustainability, the campaign awards restaurants according to a green rating system, with three stars being the top accreditation a venue can receive. Amongst the list of criteria to qualify you will find sending waste for recycling, sending food waste for composting and buying locally or growing your own fresh produce.
Whilst Bay Harbour Market was one of the first destinations in the area to receive a three-star accreditation, its green journey started years ago. Today, walking around the market, it’s evident that the team is passionate about educating the 25 000 visitors a month about recycling and how it’s done.
Furthermore, one would think that getting the 125 traders of the market to comply would be an impossible task − but it works!
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