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      19 Oct 2017

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    18 Oct 2017

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    13 Oct 2017

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    Mpact  10 Oct 2017

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    Landfill 2017 to host leaders in waste and environmental management

    6 Oct 2017

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    Prince Charles warns 'plastic on the menu' in world's fish

    6 Oct 2017

    Minister withdraws waste tyre management plan
    Minister withdraws waste tyre management plan

    4 Oct 2017

    2017 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards finalists revealed
    2017 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards finalists revealed

    2 Oct 2017

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    No delay for PE waterfront plan

    2 Oct 2017

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      27 Sep 2017

    A person takes recyclable material to the drop-off waste site in Retreat visible on the left. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks
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      26 Sep 2017

    Food labelling pact aims to cut food waste
    Food labelling pact aims to cut food waste

    21 Sep 2017

    Dual Mpact for Wadeville Plant
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    13 Sep 2017

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    #WomensMonth: The changing face of the waste management sector

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      28 Aug 2017

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    How IoT will change the future of waste management in Africa

      28 Aug 2017

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      21 Aug 2017

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    18 Aug 2017

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    Three ways to improve commercial shipping's environmental footprint

      16 Aug 2017

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    Dutch artist reveals delicate beauty that can be found in garbage

      15 Aug 2017

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    Waste-to-energy programmes key in the sustainable circular economy

      8 Aug 2017

    Leaders in the local plastics and packaging industries participate in a panel discussion chaired by Douw Steyn, sustainability director at Plastics|SA.
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    7 Aug 2017

    Thousands of plastic bottles and other pieces of plastic litter line the coastline south of Durban after a recent storm – testimony to South Africa’s ranking among the top 20 worst marine plastic polluters in the world. Picture: Lisa Guastella
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    1 Aug 2017

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    Climate change set to increase air pollution deaths by hundreds of thousands by 2100

      1 Aug 2017

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    Working together to keep oil away from the environment

    28 Jul 2017

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    27 Jul 2017

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      25 Jul 2017

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     19 Oct 2017

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    18 Oct 2017

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    13 Oct 2017

    Mpact Plastics Pinetown goes greener
    Mpact Plastics Pinetown goes greener

     10 Oct 2017

    Landfill 2017 to host leaders in waste and environmental management
    Landfill 2017 to host leaders in waste and environmental management

    6 Oct 2017

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    Prince Charles warns 'plastic on the menu' in world's fish

    6 Oct 2017

    Minister withdraws waste tyre management plan
    Minister withdraws waste tyre management plan

    4 Oct 2017

    2017 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards finalists revealed
    2017 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards finalists revealed

    2 Oct 2017

    No delay for PE waterfront plan
    No delay for PE waterfront plan

    2 Oct 2017

    CityTree: The oxygen-producing forest in miniature
    CityTree: The oxygen-producing forest in miniature

     27 Sep 2017

    A person takes recyclable material to the drop-off waste site in Retreat visible on the left. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks
    Retreat residents want city to dump rubbish site plan

     26 Sep 2017

    Food labelling pact aims to cut food waste
    Food labelling pact aims to cut food waste

    21 Sep 2017

    Dual Mpact for Wadeville Plant
    Dual Mpact for Wadeville Plant

     20 Sep 2017

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    14 Sep 2017

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    13 Sep 2017

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    #WomensMonth: The changing face of the waste management sector

    30 Aug 2017

    FredD via - Fishermen on their traditional boats near Shimoni (Kenya)
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     28 Aug 2017

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    How IoT will change the future of waste management in Africa

     28 Aug 2017

    Waste bosses appear over pong
    Waste bosses appear over pong

     21 Aug 2017

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    18 Aug 2017

    Three ways to improve commercial shipping's environmental footprint
    Three ways to improve commercial shipping's environmental footprint

     16 Aug 2017

    Dutch artist reveals delicate beauty that can be found in garbage
    Dutch artist reveals delicate beauty that can be found in garbage

     15 Aug 2017

    Waste-to-energy programmes key in the sustainable circular economy
    Waste-to-energy programmes key in the sustainable circular economy

     8 Aug 2017

    Leaders in the local plastics and packaging industries participate in a panel discussion chaired by Douw Steyn, sustainability director at Plastics|SA.
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    7 Aug 2017

    Thousands of plastic bottles and other pieces of plastic litter line the coastline south of Durban after a recent storm – testimony to South Africa’s ranking among the top 20 worst marine plastic polluters in the world. Picture: Lisa Guastella
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    1 Aug 2017

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    Climate change set to increase air pollution deaths by hundreds of thousands by 2100

     1 Aug 2017

    Working together to keep oil away from the environment
    Working together to keep oil away from the environment

    28 Jul 2017

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    27 Jul 2017

    Smart businesses are seeing the value in sustainable waste management
    Smart businesses are seeing the value in sustainable waste management

     25 Jul 2017

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     24 Jul 2017

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    21 Jul 2017

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    21 Jul 2017

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     20 Jul 2017

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     18 Jul 2017

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     17 Jul 2017

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     14 Jul 2017

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    12 Jul 2017

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    11 Jul 2017

    SAPRO to recognise local products manufactured using recycled materials
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    10 Jul 2017

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