Smart Living Handbook

The Smart Living Handbook is a comprehensive guide produced by the City of Cape Town to help residents live more sustainably and build a resilient city. It provides practical, easy‑to‑use advice on managing water, waste, energy, and the natural environment, showing households how their everyday choices affect resources and how they can reduce consumption, save money, and protect the environment. The handbook explains Cape Town’s environmental context such as water scarcity, climate change risks, biodiversity threats, waste challenges, and energy constraints and pairs this with clear actions residents can take at home, including water‑saving habits, recycling and composting, energy efficiency, indigenous gardening, pollution prevention, and safe use of alternative water and energy systems. It also highlights city services, legal frameworks, community initiatives, and tools like recycling maps, emergency contacts, DIY guides, and sustainability programmes. Overall, it is a practical sustainability manual designed to empower Capetonians to make informed, resource‑efficient decisions that support a healthier environment and a more climate‑resilient future.

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