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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

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Local inventor finds way to generate gas from plastic trash

Local inventor finds way to generate gas from plastic trash

Farren Collins 22 Mar 2018

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R37.5m biorefinery facility launched in Durban to extract maximum value from biomass waste

22 Mar 2018

Only half of plastic bag levy has gone to support recycling

Only half of plastic bag levy has gone to support recycling

Guy Rogers 20 Mar 2018

Civil society group to challenge coal power plant bids

Civil society group to challenge coal power plant bids

20 Mar 2018

Business opposes carbon tax plan

Business opposes carbon tax plan

Linda Ensor 16 Mar 2018

Securing a future for fashion - in conversation with Jackie Burger

Securing a future for fashion - in conversation with Jackie Burger

Lauren Hartzenberg 15 Mar 2018

'Sustainable' Lego: plastics from plants won't solve a pollution crisis

'Sustainable' Lego: plastics from plants won't solve a pollution crisis

Sharon George and Deirdre McKay 14 Mar 2018

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Krill could prove secret weapon in ocean plastics battle

9 Mar 2018

Lego to launch its first sustainable, plant-based plastic bricks this year

Lego to launch its first sustainable, plant-based plastic bricks this year

Nick Lavars 5 Mar 2018

Olive mills don't just produce oil – they also generate a lot of wastewater (Credit: )

A new life for olive oil waste

Ben Coxworth 5 Mar 2018

Secondhand smartphone market takes off but far from green

Secondhand smartphone market takes off but far from green

28 Feb 2018

How plastics made from plants could be the answer to the world's waste problem

How plastics made from plants could be the answer to the world's waste problem

James William Comerford 26 Feb 2018

#DesignIndaba2018: Be inspired by problems in Africa

#DesignIndaba2018: Be inspired by problems in Africa

Louise Marsland 26 Feb 2018

Durban's Umhlanga beach closed in wake of sewage spill

Durban's Umhlanga beach closed in wake of sewage spill

Suthentira Govender 22 Feb 2018

Toxic waste needs to be better policed - waste expert

Toxic waste needs to be better policed - waste expert

21 Feb 2018

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

16 Feb 2018

Cape Town to host major water conferences

Cape Town to host major water conferences

15 Feb 2018

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A step towards cleaner oceans: Tracking fishing gear to its original owner

12 Feb 2018

Clean air vs industrial development: Durban court case explained

Clean air vs industrial development: Durban court case explained

Mluleki Marongo 8 Feb 2018

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

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

1 Feb 2018

IWMSA calls for papers for WasteCon 2018

IWMSA calls for papers for WasteCon 2018

1 Feb 2018

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Carlson Rezidor hotels step up water-saving campaigns to avert Day Zero

31 Jan 2018

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

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

31 Jan 2018

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

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

23 Jan 2018

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

22 Jan 2018

Microwave ovens are cooking the environment: study

Microwave ovens are cooking the environment: study

19 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Recycling and other green trends

#BizTrends2018: Recycling and other green trends

Shabeer Jhetam 15 Jan 2018

Stanford team lauds Woolworths Farming for the Future programme

Stanford team lauds Woolworths Farming for the Future programme

Dave Chambers 11 Jan 2018

Ore dump pollution whips up new storm

Ore dump pollution whips up new storm

Guy Rogers 11 Jan 2018

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