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Shoprite's Centurion distribution center achieves zero waste certification

Shoprite's Centurion distribution center achieves zero waste certification

Leafline founder Candy Androliakos. Image credit:

When life gives Leafline pineapple leaves, it turns them into reusable sanitary products

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Leafline founder Candy Androliakos. Image credit:

When life gives Leafline pineapple leaves, it turns them into reusable sanitary products

25 Mar 2026

H&M targets 100% recycled or sustainably sourced materials by 2030

H&M targets 100% recycled or sustainably sourced materials by 2030

24 Mar 2026

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Recycling Day raises the question: Where is SA’s waste plan?

Stacey Jansen 20 Mar 2026

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South Africa achieving higher recycling rates

20 Mar 2026

Innovative Green Township Circular Economy Pilot launched in Itsoseng at Future of Sustainability Conference

Innovative Green Township Circular Economy Pilot launched in Itsoseng at Future of Sustainability Conference

Topco Media 19 Mar 2026

Nespresso SA makes capsule returns simpler with Ram Couriers

Nespresso SA makes capsule returns simpler with Ram Couriers

18 Mar 2026

New Gauteng campaign aims to boost recycling of used beverage cartons

New Gauteng campaign aims to boost recycling of used beverage cartons

Zahra Fridie, Fibre Circle 16 Mar 2026

Pollution is killing Gauteng’s fresh water sources

Pollution is killing Gauteng’s fresh water sources

Seth Thorne 12 Mar 2026

Food Waste Action Week | South African campaign celebrates "food waste wins"

Food Waste Action Week | South African campaign celebrates "food waste wins"

10 Mar 2026

Innovations from Uganda and Tanzania selected for H&M’s Global Change Award 2026

Innovations from Uganda and Tanzania selected for H&M’s Global Change Award 2026

4 Mar 2026

In photos: How Cape Town is converting waste into electricity

In photos: How Cape Town is converting waste into electricity

Jeffrey Abrahams 4 Mar 2026

Redisa calls on govt to fix South Africa’s “broken” waste management system

Redisa calls on govt to fix South Africa’s “broken” waste management system

3 Mar 2026

#AGES2026: How to back Africa's next-gen green and blue entrepreneurs

#AGES2026: How to back Africa's next-gen green and blue entrepreneurs

Maroefah Smith 26 Feb 2026

National Waste Facilities Locator to make recycling more accessible

National Waste Facilities Locator to make recycling more accessible

Michel-le' Gamalitshoyo, Fibre Circle 26 Feb 2026

Supplied image: Octavius Phukubye, Executive Director of the Mr Price Foundation, delivering the keynote address at the national launch of the Waste Innovation Challenge

Mr Price Foundation Waste Innovation Challenge calls students to reimagine plastic waste solutions

19 Feb 2026

Bellville’s award-winning Buy-Back Centre is a new model for South Africa’s unemployment crisis

Bellville’s award-winning Buy-Back Centre is a new model for South Africa’s unemployment crisis

The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 12 Feb 2026

6 women using Stem to make the South African circular bioeconomy a reality

6 women using Stem to make the South African circular bioeconomy a reality

11 Feb 2026

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Questions are being raised about microplastics studies – here’s what’s solid science and what isn’t

Michael Richardson and Le Yang 4 Feb 2026

Backed by over a decade of global case studies cutting water, carbon and costs

Backed by over a decade of global case studies cutting water, carbon and costs

Zea Gove, Propelair SA 2 Feb 2026

An animal-proof, three-bin recycling system aims to encourage visitors to recycle at the Kruger National Park. Image supplied.

New Petco-SANParks pilot project to boost recycling at Kruger National Park

29 Jan 2026

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Fast fashion: Why changes in return policies don’t do enough to address environmental damage

Anastasia Vayona 22 Jan 2026

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#BizTrends2026 | Interwaste's Justin Bott: Waste management as a cornerstone to building climate resilience

Justin Bott 21 Jan 2026

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How IT asset disposal can drive South Africa's circular economy

16 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | B-Well's Tersia Joubert: Carbon-light kitchens and climate conscience cooking

#BizTrends2026 | B-Well's Tersia Joubert: Carbon-light kitchens and climate conscience cooking

Tersia Joubert 14 Jan 2026

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REDISA warns South Africa’s waste tyre crisis is a “ticking time bomb”

9 Jan 2026

Better Bellville steps up recycling efforts with new e-waste drop-off sites

Better Bellville steps up recycling efforts with new e-waste drop-off sites

The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 17 Dec 2025

#BestofBiz 2025: ESG & Sustainability

#BestofBiz 2025: ESG & Sustainability

17 Dec 2025

Young talent from university campuses across SA rise to the challenge at the Greenovate Awards

Young talent from university campuses across SA rise to the challenge at the Greenovate Awards

Catchwords 9 Dec 2025

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2025 MTN PachiPanda Challenge: Meet SA's eco-leaders

4 Dec 2025

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