{"id":48912,"date":"2021-04-29T11:48:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T09:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/vwsa-spekboom-logo-to-absorb-tons-of-co2-per-year-20210428-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:32:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:32:30","slug":"vwsa-spekboom-logo-to-absorb-tons-of-co2-per-year-20210428-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/vwsa-spekboom-logo-to-absorb-tons-of-co2-per-year-20210428-2\/","title":{"rendered":"VWSA spekboom logo to absorb tons of CO2 per year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_6faa5b33\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8220\/aba0d49100b14447a4c0dff935f028a0.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8220\/93f105de515949c08a214b7c50d3ee56.jpg\" title=\"Once the planted logo is fully grown, it will be able to absorb up to 2,5 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year. Spekboom is also able to survive with very little water, making it an ideal choice for a water-scarce region such as Nelson Mandela Bay.            Photo:VWSA\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Once the planted logo is fully grown, it will be able to absorb up to 2,5 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year. Spekboom is also able to survive with very little water, making it an ideal choice for a water-scarce region such as Nelson Mandela Bay.            Photo:VWSA<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>TO commemorate World Earth Day on 22 April, employees at the Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) production facility in Uitenhage (Kariega) rolled up their sleeves to plant a carbon bank of spekboom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The spekboom was planted in the shape of an enormous, green Volkswagen logo, spanning an area of 1 600m\u00b2. The project formed part of the global #Project1Hour initiative across the Volkswagen Group, with various sites celebrating Earth Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For VWSA\u2019s celebration, the indigenous spekboom plant was specifically chosen for its efficiency in absorbing carbon. Once the planted logo is fully grown, it will be able to absorb up to 2,5 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year. 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