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Coca-Cola rolls out 2l returnable PET bottles

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CTICC working toward water neutral events with water-wise initiatives, reduced consumption

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Cape Town to host major water conferences

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Clean air vs industrial development: Durban court case explained

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Could Cape Town see its green waste drop-off sites closed?

Could Cape Town see its green waste drop-off sites closed?

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IWMSA calls for papers for WasteCon 2018

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How shortcuts in waste disposal add to SA's environmental challenges

How shortcuts in waste disposal add to SA's environmental challenges

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Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme recognised at The Circulars 2018 in Davos

Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme recognised at The Circulars 2018 in Davos

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Pernod Ricard halts use of plastic straws and stirrers

Pernod Ricard halts use of plastic straws and stirrers

22 Jan 2018

Coca-Cola Company pledges to cut plastic packaging waste

Coca-Cola Company pledges to cut plastic packaging waste

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Microwave ovens are cooking the environment: study

Microwave ovens are cooking the environment: study

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#BizTrends2018: Recycling and other green trends

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Stanford team lauds Woolworths Farming for the Future programme

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Dave Chambers 11 Jan 2018

Ore dump pollution whips up new storm

Ore dump pollution whips up new storm

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#BizTrends2018: Innovation critical to the future of waste management in South Africa

#BizTrends2018: Innovation critical to the future of waste management in South Africa

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Beijing records best air quality in five years in 2017

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2018 PETCO Awards open for nominations

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Chinese firm turns panda poop into toilet paper

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Nurdle clean-up moves to remote beaches, estuaries

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Ocean plastic: clean it up, but avoid the mistakes of global climate policy

Ocean plastic: clean it up, but avoid the mistakes of global climate policy

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Polyester could slip on banana peel of green fashion

Polyester could slip on banana peel of green fashion

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UN warns of surging e-waste, little recycling

UN warns of surging e-waste, little recycling

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