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- Grey water usage
- Food Garden Development
- Soap usage
- Dye preference
- Wool is renewable
- Animal rights awareness
- No Carbonization – free of harmful acids
- South African
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Consistent with being inspired by nature, the Ronel Jordaan™ label is equally
harmonious with nature; processes implemented in the workshop are all eco
friendly.
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Waste grey water is recycled into organic food gardens. These lush sun
drenched gardens grow in containers on the roof above their work place -
a downtown Johannesburg warehouse. The vegetables, mainly morogo
and spinach are for the women to take home or sell.
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Soap, essential to the felting process, is a South African product and fully
bio-degradable.
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Although the dyes are imported from Germany, they have been specifically
chosen because they are lead free and meet European Eco-Standard.
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Unlike Australia, South African farmers do not practice mule-sing –
docking sheep tails to prevent flystrike.
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Wool traditionally undergoes a process called carbonization – a bath of
hydrochloric acid and other chemicals to clean the wool. As well as a
residue of chemicals left in the wool, fine protective hair follicles are also
stripped away. A jersey that is itchy around the neck is because of
carbonization.
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Finally, all the wool used in Ronel Jordaan™ products is totally, proudly South African.
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