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The value of plastic waste

The value of plastic wasteMpact

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 forestsSusanne Vetter

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

SA companies invest R9.7bn in CSI

SA companies invest R9.7bn in CSI

Trialogue 11 Dec 2018

COP24: Raising the bar on re-imagining a resilient, sustainable future

COP24: Raising the bar on re-imagining a resilient, sustainable future

Kate Stubbs 10 Dec 2018

Repurposed plastic shines in Xmas window display

Repurposed plastic shines in Xmas window display

7 Dec 2018

Seeing food wasted makes us mad - but should it?

Seeing food wasted makes us mad - but should it?

Martin Cohen 6 Dec 2018

Coca-Cola pledges $38m towards recycling initiatives in Africa

Coca-Cola pledges $38m towards recycling initiatives in Africa

6 Dec 2018

Role of sustainable packaging in brand preservation

29 Nov 2018

Look out for new lolly stick bins on SA's Blue Flag beaches

Look out for new lolly stick bins on SA's Blue Flag beaches

27 Nov 2018

#ATFexpo2018: How the conscious consumer is reshaping fashion retail

#ATFexpo2018: How the conscious consumer is reshaping fashion retail

Maroefah Smith 26 Nov 2018

#EntrepreneurMonth: Meet SA's pioneer of biodegradable food packaging

#EntrepreneurMonth: Meet SA's pioneer of biodegradable food packaging

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 Nov 2018

Mboweni tables Carbon Tax Bill

Mboweni tables Carbon Tax Bill

22 Nov 2018

How Pick n Pay and WWF-SA are collaborating to transform seafood procurement

How Pick n Pay and WWF-SA are collaborating to transform seafood procurement

22 Nov 2018

Consumers and companies urged to recycle milk and juice cartons

Consumers and companies urged to recycle milk and juice cartons

21 Nov 2018

Nespresso teams up with Rio Tinto to make coffee pods greener

Nespresso teams up with Rio Tinto to make coffee pods greener

20 Nov 2018

Ekurhuleni opens disposal sites for illegal dumping

Ekurhuleni opens disposal sites for illegal dumping

16 Nov 2018

Plastic floats on and near the surface of the ocean.

The world's plastic problem is bigger than the ocean

Christopher J. Preston 14 Nov 2018

Pick n Pay trials recycling vending machines in V&A Waterfront

Pick n Pay trials recycling vending machines in V&A Waterfront

1 Nov 2018

Green is the new black: why retailers want you to know about their green credentials

Green is the new black: why retailers want you to know about their green credentials

Louise Grimmer and Gary Mortimer 30 Oct 2018

Mpumalanga tops global air pollution list

Mpumalanga tops global air pollution list

29 Oct 2018

Metal packaging market share shrinks, but collection rates grow

Metal packaging market share shrinks, but collection rates grow

25 Oct 2018

It pays to use recyclable shopping bags at Shoprite and Checkers

It pays to use recyclable shopping bags at Shoprite and Checkers

24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

Ocean Cleanup won't turn a profit, but we should still do it

Ocean Cleanup won't turn a profit, but we should still do it

Peter King 22 Oct 2018

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

Bizcommunity.com 15 Oct 2018

Growing consumer awareness around sustainable seafood certification

Growing consumer awareness around sustainable seafood certification

11 Oct 2018

Woolworths' storefront. Image supplied.

Woolworths announces 'plastic bag free' store

9 Oct 2018

Mars makes progress on $1bn 'Sustainable in a Generation' plan

Mars makes progress on $1bn 'Sustainable in a Generation' plan

4 Oct 2018

IMO 2020: shipping companies to rethink fuel procurement

IMO 2020: shipping companies to rethink fuel procurement

3 Oct 2018

Virgin Active SA partners GBCSA, sponsoring rating tool

Virgin Active SA partners GBCSA, sponsoring rating tool

2 Oct 2018

Enormous amounts of food are wasted during manufacturing - here's where it occurs

Enormous amounts of food are wasted during manufacturing - here's where it occurs

Megan Blake 1 Oct 2018

Carrol Boyes and The Joinery collaboration turns waste into want

Carrol Boyes and The Joinery collaboration turns waste into want

1 Oct 2018

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COP24: Raising the bar on re-imagining a resilient, sustainable future

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Kate Stubbs 10 Dec 2018

Repurposed plastic shines in Xmas window display

Repurposed plastic shines in Xmas window display

7 Dec 2018

Seeing food wasted makes us mad - but should it?

Seeing food wasted makes us mad - but should it?

Martin Cohen 6 Dec 2018

Coca-Cola pledges $38m towards recycling initiatives in Africa

Coca-Cola pledges $38m towards recycling initiatives in Africa

6 Dec 2018

Role of sustainable packaging in brand preservation

29 Nov 2018

Look out for new lolly stick bins on SA's Blue Flag beaches

Look out for new lolly stick bins on SA's Blue Flag beaches

27 Nov 2018

#ATFexpo2018: How the conscious consumer is reshaping fashion retail

#ATFexpo2018: How the conscious consumer is reshaping fashion retail

Maroefah Smith 26 Nov 2018

#EntrepreneurMonth: Meet SA's pioneer of biodegradable food packaging

#EntrepreneurMonth: Meet SA's pioneer of biodegradable food packaging

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 Nov 2018

Mboweni tables Carbon Tax Bill

Mboweni tables Carbon Tax Bill

22 Nov 2018

How Pick n Pay and WWF-SA are collaborating to transform seafood procurement

How Pick n Pay and WWF-SA are collaborating to transform seafood procurement

22 Nov 2018

Consumers and companies urged to recycle milk and juice cartons

Consumers and companies urged to recycle milk and juice cartons

21 Nov 2018

Nespresso teams up with Rio Tinto to make coffee pods greener

Nespresso teams up with Rio Tinto to make coffee pods greener

20 Nov 2018

Ekurhuleni opens disposal sites for illegal dumping

Ekurhuleni opens disposal sites for illegal dumping

16 Nov 2018

Plastic floats on and near the surface of the ocean.

The world's plastic problem is bigger than the ocean

Christopher J. Preston 14 Nov 2018

Pick n Pay trials recycling vending machines in V&A Waterfront

Pick n Pay trials recycling vending machines in V&A Waterfront

1 Nov 2018

Green is the new black: why retailers want you to know about their green credentials

Green is the new black: why retailers want you to know about their green credentials

Louise Grimmer and Gary Mortimer 30 Oct 2018

Mpumalanga tops global air pollution list

Mpumalanga tops global air pollution list

29 Oct 2018

Metal packaging market share shrinks, but collection rates grow

Metal packaging market share shrinks, but collection rates grow

25 Oct 2018

It pays to use recyclable shopping bags at Shoprite and Checkers

It pays to use recyclable shopping bags at Shoprite and Checkers

24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

Ocean Cleanup won't turn a profit, but we should still do it

Ocean Cleanup won't turn a profit, but we should still do it

Peter King 22 Oct 2018

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

Bizcommunity.com 15 Oct 2018

Growing consumer awareness around sustainable seafood certification

Growing consumer awareness around sustainable seafood certification

11 Oct 2018

Woolworths' storefront. Image supplied.

Woolworths announces 'plastic bag free' store

9 Oct 2018

Mars makes progress on $1bn 'Sustainable in a Generation' plan

Mars makes progress on $1bn 'Sustainable in a Generation' plan

4 Oct 2018

IMO 2020: shipping companies to rethink fuel procurement

IMO 2020: shipping companies to rethink fuel procurement

3 Oct 2018

Virgin Active SA partners GBCSA, sponsoring rating tool

Virgin Active SA partners GBCSA, sponsoring rating tool

2 Oct 2018

Enormous amounts of food are wasted during manufacturing - here's where it occurs

Enormous amounts of food are wasted during manufacturing - here's where it occurs

Megan Blake 1 Oct 2018

Carrol Boyes and The Joinery collaboration turns waste into want

Carrol Boyes and The Joinery collaboration turns waste into want

1 Oct 2018

Collective accountability needed to address waste reform and clean up SA

Collective accountability needed to address waste reform and clean up SA

Kate Stubbs 19 Sep 2018

Cleaning up the environment gains momentum

Cleaning up the environment gains momentum

19 Sep 2018

Top 10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 announced

Top 10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 announced

14 Sep 2018

Sustainable packaging solutions needed to reduce food waste, scale up trade in Africa

Sustainable packaging solutions needed to reduce food waste, scale up trade in Africa

13 Sep 2018

Research indicates that up to a third of all food is wasted – but also shows that anti-waste campaigns frequently backfire. ,

When anti-waste campaigns backfire

Corinne Faure and Mia Birau 11 Sep 2018

Get ready to dress up to the nines for #5ForChange

Get ready to dress up to the nines for #5ForChange

Sindy Peters 7 Sep 2018

Shoprite to stage cleanup events across Africa on World Cleanup Day

Shoprite to stage cleanup events across Africa on World Cleanup Day

4 Sep 2018

Three ways making a smartphone can harm the environment

Three ways making a smartphone can harm the environment

Patrick Byrne and Karen Hudson-Edwards 29 Aug 2018

Is China worsening the developing world's environmental crisis?

Is China worsening the developing world's environmental crisis?

Jonas Gamso 23 Aug 2018

#WasteCon2018: Long-term waste management solutions, going further than #plasticfreejuly

#WasteCon2018: Long-term waste management solutions, going further than #plasticfreejuly

21 Aug 2018

Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here's what happened

Walmart tried to make sustainability affordable. Here's what happened

Andrew Spicer 21 Aug 2018

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