{"id":207433,"date":"2019-06-13T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/207433\/naartjie-trees-planted-in-celebration-of-world-environment-day\/"},"modified":"2019-06-13T14:28:19","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T12:28:19","slug":"naartjie-trees-planted-in-celebration-of-world-environment-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/06\/13\/naartjie-trees-planted-in-celebration-of-world-environment-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Naartjie trees planted in celebration of World Environment Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carnival City recently joined the rest of the world to honour World Environment Day.<\/p>\n<p>Employees rolled up their sleeves to plant trees at the complex, as well as at Buhlebemfundo Secondary School in Tsakane.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_207434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-207434\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-207434\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/24GCNGENERALNAAR_02328-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/24GCNGENERALNAAR_02328-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/24GCNGENERALNAAR_02328-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/24GCNGENERALNAAR_02328-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/06\/24GCNGENERALNAAR_02328.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-207434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carnival City staff with teachers and learners from Buhlebemfundo Secondary School. Staff planted naartjie trees at the school in celebration of World Environment Day recently.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWith the theme for this year\u2019s World Environment Day being \u2018Air Pollution\u2019, we felt it fitting to plant indigenous naartjie trees at Carnival City and at a local school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrees benefit the environment in many ways.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cSpecifically, they absorb carbon dioxide and potentially harmful gasses, such as sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, from the air and release oxygen,\u201d said Annemie Turk, general manager of Carnival City.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/206056\/top-performers-ride-the-all-black-themed-soul-train\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get ready for an evening of good music and a 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