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The value of plastic waste

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Rangelands provide a wealth of ecosystem services and support rural economies while harbouring native biodiversity. Courtesy Rauri Alcock

Planting trees in grasslands won't save the planet – rather protect and restore forests

By Susanne Vetter 22 Apr 2024

Source: © Global Cosmetics News Unilver has succumbed to pressure from shareholders to cut costs and to scale back environmental and social pledges

Unilever scales back on environmental and social initiatives

22 Apr 2024

Scientists are developing greener plastics - the bigger challenge is moving them from lab to market

Scientists are developing greener plastics - the bigger challenge is moving them from lab to market

Richard Gross 17 Aug 2018

Research chairs on waste management appointed

Research chairs on waste management appointed

16 Aug 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

Clothing rental could be the key to a stylishly sustainable fashion industry

Clothing rental could be the key to a stylishly sustainable fashion industry

Naomi Braithwaite 10 Aug 2018

Woolworths trials recycling vending machine in Cape Town store

Woolworths trials recycling vending machine in Cape Town store

8 Aug 2018

Why can't all plastic waste be recycled?

Why can't all plastic waste be recycled?

Sharon George 3 Aug 2018

Why compostable plastics may be no better for the environment

Why compostable plastics may be no better for the environment

Thomas Neitzert 2 Aug 2018

Elaine Jack, city improvement district manager, Sandton Central Management District

Sandton Central welcomes City of Joburg's separation-at-source strategy

27 Jul 2018

SA outperforms Europe in 2017 plastics recycling rate

SA outperforms Europe in 2017 plastics recycling rate

26 Jul 2018

Plastic pollution: could we clean up the ocean with technology?

Plastic pollution: could we clean up the ocean with technology?

Rick Stafford 26 Jul 2018

SA PET industry offers support to Joburg recycling SMMEs

SA PET industry offers support to Joburg recycling SMMEs

23 Jul 2018

Sappi partners with Prince of Wales Trust

Sappi partners with Prince of Wales Trust

Sappi 20 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Hukou Waterfall of Yellow River, China. ,

What we can learn from China's fight against environmental ruin

Brett Bryan and Lei Gao 13 Jul 2018

New SA body established to manage marine pollution

New SA body established to manage marine pollution

9 Jul 2018

Image by MichaelisScientists,

How to clean up our universal plastic tragedy

Tony Robert Walker 4 Jul 2018

Pick n Pay pilots eco-friendly bags on International Plastic Bag Free Day

Pick n Pay pilots eco-friendly bags on International Plastic Bag Free Day

3 Jul 2018

McLean Banda, a waste picker who lives in the informal settlement next to Genesis Landfill in Central Johannesburg, sorts his recyclable materials. Photo: Zoë Postman

Hope for Johannesburg waste pickers

Zoë Postman 3 Jul 2018

Refrigeration goes green at BM Foods Cape Town factory

Refrigeration goes green at BM Foods Cape Town factory

28 Jun 2018

New air quality rules may curb Eskom's 'head-in-the-sand strategy'

New air quality rules may curb Eskom's 'head-in-the-sand strategy'

27 Jun 2018

First waste management report for Africa released

First waste management report for Africa released

12 Jun 2018

Dr Tony Ribbink, Sustainable Seas Trust CEO

Tackling the plastic waste problem in Africa

11 Jun 2018

TCC plans to ban single-use plastics from all operations

TCC plans to ban single-use plastics from all operations

8 Jun 2018

5 ways Pick n Pay plans to reduce its plastic waste

5 ways Pick n Pay plans to reduce its plastic waste

8 Jun 2018

Unilever unveils R50m biomass boiler to cut emissions, waste

Unilever unveils R50m biomass boiler to cut emissions, waste

6 Jun 2018

Food Lover's Market ditches plastic straws

Food Lover's Market ditches plastic straws

5 Jun 2018

Woolworths announces plan to phase out nonrecyclable plastic packaging

Woolworths announces plan to phase out nonrecyclable plastic packaging

5 Jun 2018

Your coffee cup lid is likely to outlive you and your grandchildren

5 Jun 2018

By MichaelisScientists, CC BY-SA 4.0,

There's more to the plastic pollution crisis than just carrier bags

Dr Nonhlanhla Kalabaila 5 Jun 2018

Conference explores sustainability tensions, opportunities in Africa

Conference explores sustainability tensions, opportunities in Africa

1 Jun 2018

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Scientists are developing greener plastics - the bigger challenge is moving them from lab to market

Scientists are developing greener plastics - the bigger challenge is moving them from lab to market

Richard Gross 17 Aug 2018

Research chairs on waste management appointed

Research chairs on waste management appointed

16 Aug 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

Clothing rental could be the key to a stylishly sustainable fashion industry

Clothing rental could be the key to a stylishly sustainable fashion industry

Naomi Braithwaite 10 Aug 2018

Woolworths trials recycling vending machine in Cape Town store

Woolworths trials recycling vending machine in Cape Town store

8 Aug 2018

Why can't all plastic waste be recycled?

Why can't all plastic waste be recycled?

Sharon George 3 Aug 2018

Why compostable plastics may be no better for the environment

Why compostable plastics may be no better for the environment

Thomas Neitzert 2 Aug 2018

Elaine Jack, city improvement district manager, Sandton Central Management District

Sandton Central welcomes City of Joburg's separation-at-source strategy

27 Jul 2018

SA outperforms Europe in 2017 plastics recycling rate

SA outperforms Europe in 2017 plastics recycling rate

26 Jul 2018

Plastic pollution: could we clean up the ocean with technology?

Plastic pollution: could we clean up the ocean with technology?

Rick Stafford 26 Jul 2018

SA PET industry offers support to Joburg recycling SMMEs

SA PET industry offers support to Joburg recycling SMMEs

23 Jul 2018

Sappi partners with Prince of Wales Trust

Sappi partners with Prince of Wales Trust

Sappi 20 Jul 2018

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

Africa needs to build its statistical capacity

13 Jul 2018

Hukou Waterfall of Yellow River, China. ,

What we can learn from China's fight against environmental ruin

Brett Bryan and Lei Gao 13 Jul 2018

New SA body established to manage marine pollution

New SA body established to manage marine pollution

9 Jul 2018

Image by MichaelisScientists,

How to clean up our universal plastic tragedy

Tony Robert Walker 4 Jul 2018

Pick n Pay pilots eco-friendly bags on International Plastic Bag Free Day

Pick n Pay pilots eco-friendly bags on International Plastic Bag Free Day

3 Jul 2018

McLean Banda, a waste picker who lives in the informal settlement next to Genesis Landfill in Central Johannesburg, sorts his recyclable materials. Photo: Zoë Postman

Hope for Johannesburg waste pickers

Zoë Postman 3 Jul 2018

Refrigeration goes green at BM Foods Cape Town factory

Refrigeration goes green at BM Foods Cape Town factory

28 Jun 2018

New air quality rules may curb Eskom's 'head-in-the-sand strategy'

New air quality rules may curb Eskom's 'head-in-the-sand strategy'

27 Jun 2018

First waste management report for Africa released

First waste management report for Africa released

12 Jun 2018

Dr Tony Ribbink, Sustainable Seas Trust CEO

Tackling the plastic waste problem in Africa

11 Jun 2018

TCC plans to ban single-use plastics from all operations

TCC plans to ban single-use plastics from all operations

8 Jun 2018

5 ways Pick n Pay plans to reduce its plastic waste

5 ways Pick n Pay plans to reduce its plastic waste

8 Jun 2018

Unilever unveils R50m biomass boiler to cut emissions, waste

Unilever unveils R50m biomass boiler to cut emissions, waste

6 Jun 2018

Food Lover's Market ditches plastic straws

Food Lover's Market ditches plastic straws

5 Jun 2018

Woolworths announces plan to phase out nonrecyclable plastic packaging

Woolworths announces plan to phase out nonrecyclable plastic packaging

5 Jun 2018

Your coffee cup lid is likely to outlive you and your grandchildren

5 Jun 2018

By MichaelisScientists, CC BY-SA 4.0,

There's more to the plastic pollution crisis than just carrier bags

Dr Nonhlanhla Kalabaila 5 Jun 2018

Conference explores sustainability tensions, opportunities in Africa

Conference explores sustainability tensions, opportunities in Africa

1 Jun 2018

WhatsApp the FC Foundation to recycle your extra plastic bottles

WhatsApp the FC Foundation to recycle your extra plastic bottles

1 Jun 2018

Darling Sweet makes the switch to sustainable packaging

Darling Sweet makes the switch to sustainable packaging

28 May 2018

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How Hilton will reach its 2030 social and environmental goals

24 May 2018

Vissershok Landfill is one of the few Western Cape waste sites that is fully operational and compliant with regulation. Photo: Eryn Scannell

Western Cape's mounting rubbish problem

Annie Cebulski 18 May 2018

Almost everything you know about e-waste is wrong

Almost everything you know about e-waste is wrong

Josh Lepawsky 16 May 2018

The carbon footprint of tourism revealed (it's bigger than we thought)

The carbon footprint of tourism revealed (it's bigger than we thought)

Arunima Malik & Ya-Yen Sun 15 May 2018

Sustainable conferences and events: An event greening guide

14 May 2018

SEED workshop applications open for entrepreneurs in sustainability sector

SEED workshop applications open for entrepreneurs in sustainability sector

4 May 2018

#WTMA18: Experiencing the wild with Aquila Safaris

#WTMA18: Experiencing the wild with Aquila Safaris

Robin Fredericks 3 May 2018

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Hidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

3 May 2018

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