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The value of plastic waste

The value of plastic wasteMpact

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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

H&M Group offers third parties access to global supply chain

H&M Group offers third parties access to global supply chain

6 Mar 2020

Battling the damaging effects of 'fast fashion'

Battling the damaging effects of 'fast fashion'

Pavithra Rao 5 Mar 2020

Yum Brands to eliminate polystyrene foam packaging globally

Yum Brands to eliminate polystyrene foam packaging globally

28 Feb 2020

#Budget2020: Plastic bag levy increase the new sin tax?

#Budget2020: Plastic bag levy increase the new sin tax?

Lorren de Kock 28 Feb 2020

5 weird and wonderful ways nature is being harnessed to build a sustainable fashion industry

5 weird and wonderful ways nature is being harnessed to build a sustainable fashion industry

Chetna Prajapati 27 Feb 2020

Eco-artist Sarah Turner's giant suitcase made of plastic is on display at Heathrow.

BA plans to remove 30,000 suitcases of plastic from their flights

27 Feb 2020

Puma x First Mile sustainable collection goes beyond recycling

Puma x First Mile sustainable collection goes beyond recycling

21 Feb 2020

Province raps city's knuckles over state of rivers

Province raps city's knuckles over state of rivers

Steve Kretzmann 21 Feb 2020

4 African finalists make the shortlist for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

4 African finalists make the shortlist for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

19 Feb 2020

Is the dress green or red? Planet-friendly couture won't be for everyone but it can lead the way

Is the dress green or red? Planet-friendly couture won't be for everyone but it can lead the way

Mark Liu 14 Feb 2020

Ridding Africa of hazardous wastes - COP-3 Bamako Convention under way in Brazzaville

Ridding Africa of hazardous wastes - COP-3 Bamako Convention under way in Brazzaville

13 Feb 2020

75% of HDPE milk and beverage bottles recycled in 2019

75% of HDPE milk and beverage bottles recycled in 2019

12 Feb 2020

Pick n Pay makes progress on plastic waste reduction goals

Pick n Pay makes progress on plastic waste reduction goals

7 Feb 2020

Coca-Cola Beverages SA pilots 2L returnable PET plastic bottles

Coca-Cola Beverages SA pilots 2L returnable PET plastic bottles

6 Feb 2020

SA Plastics Pact signed, 2025 targets set for circular economy

SA Plastics Pact signed, 2025 targets set for circular economy

6 Feb 2020

Mattel launches building sets made from bio-based plastic

Mattel launches building sets made from bio-based plastic

3 Feb 2020

4 new members join WEEE Forum in tackling global e-waste challenge

4 new members join WEEE Forum in tackling global e-waste challenge

24 Jan 2020

Water sachet use in Ghana: how to stop the pollution

Water sachet use in Ghana: how to stop the pollution

Alexander Diani Kofi Preko 23 Jan 2020

Woolworths introduces coffee cup recycling initiative in Western Cape

Woolworths introduces coffee cup recycling initiative in Western Cape

22 Jan 2020

How the Shoprite Group is curbing its plastic packaging waste

How the Shoprite Group is curbing its plastic packaging waste

22 Jan 2020

Diesel launches sustainability strategy

Diesel launches sustainability strategy

21 Jan 2020

SA packaging, plastics sector welcomes development of industry-managed waste management plan

SA packaging, plastics sector welcomes development of industry-managed waste management plan

21 Jan 2020

Nestlé to cut virgin plastic use and invest in sustainable packaging innovation

Nestlé to cut virgin plastic use and invest in sustainable packaging innovation

20 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Fashion won't be sustainable until consumers are educated

#BizTrends2020: Fashion won't be sustainable until consumers are educated

Emma Longden 15 Jan 2020

Microwaving sewage waste may make it safe to use as fertiliser on crops

Microwaving sewage waste may make it safe to use as fertiliser on crops

Gang Chen 15 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: The future of waste management in SA is innovation

#BizTrends2020: The future of waste management in SA is innovation

Kate Stubbs 8 Jan 2020

Global trendspotter, Marian Salzman.

#BizTrends2020: Trends for the near future

marian salzman 6 Jan 2020

How beach pollution harms marine life

How beach pollution harms marine life

24 Dec 2019

Process manufacturing in 2020: Sustainability and servitisation

Colin Elkins 19 Dec 2019

Pick n Pay joins global food waste initiative

Pick n Pay joins global food waste initiative

18 Dec 2019

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H&M Group offers third parties access to global supply chain

H&M Group offers third parties access to global supply chain

6 Mar 2020

Battling the damaging effects of 'fast fashion'

Battling the damaging effects of 'fast fashion'

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Yum Brands to eliminate polystyrene foam packaging globally

Yum Brands to eliminate polystyrene foam packaging globally

28 Feb 2020

#Budget2020: Plastic bag levy increase the new sin tax?

#Budget2020: Plastic bag levy increase the new sin tax?

Lorren de Kock 28 Feb 2020

5 weird and wonderful ways nature is being harnessed to build a sustainable fashion industry

5 weird and wonderful ways nature is being harnessed to build a sustainable fashion industry

Chetna Prajapati 27 Feb 2020

Eco-artist Sarah Turner's giant suitcase made of plastic is on display at Heathrow.

BA plans to remove 30,000 suitcases of plastic from their flights

27 Feb 2020

Puma x First Mile sustainable collection goes beyond recycling

Puma x First Mile sustainable collection goes beyond recycling

21 Feb 2020

Province raps city's knuckles over state of rivers

Province raps city's knuckles over state of rivers

Steve Kretzmann 21 Feb 2020

4 African finalists make the shortlist for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

4 African finalists make the shortlist for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

19 Feb 2020

Is the dress green or red? Planet-friendly couture won't be for everyone but it can lead the way

Is the dress green or red? Planet-friendly couture won't be for everyone but it can lead the way

Mark Liu 14 Feb 2020

Ridding Africa of hazardous wastes - COP-3 Bamako Convention under way in Brazzaville

Ridding Africa of hazardous wastes - COP-3 Bamako Convention under way in Brazzaville

13 Feb 2020

75% of HDPE milk and beverage bottles recycled in 2019

75% of HDPE milk and beverage bottles recycled in 2019

12 Feb 2020

Pick n Pay makes progress on plastic waste reduction goals

Pick n Pay makes progress on plastic waste reduction goals

7 Feb 2020

Coca-Cola Beverages SA pilots 2L returnable PET plastic bottles

Coca-Cola Beverages SA pilots 2L returnable PET plastic bottles

6 Feb 2020

SA Plastics Pact signed, 2025 targets set for circular economy

SA Plastics Pact signed, 2025 targets set for circular economy

6 Feb 2020

Mattel launches building sets made from bio-based plastic

Mattel launches building sets made from bio-based plastic

3 Feb 2020

4 new members join WEEE Forum in tackling global e-waste challenge

4 new members join WEEE Forum in tackling global e-waste challenge

24 Jan 2020

Water sachet use in Ghana: how to stop the pollution

Water sachet use in Ghana: how to stop the pollution

Alexander Diani Kofi Preko 23 Jan 2020

Woolworths introduces coffee cup recycling initiative in Western Cape

Woolworths introduces coffee cup recycling initiative in Western Cape

22 Jan 2020

How the Shoprite Group is curbing its plastic packaging waste

How the Shoprite Group is curbing its plastic packaging waste

22 Jan 2020

Diesel launches sustainability strategy

Diesel launches sustainability strategy

21 Jan 2020

SA packaging, plastics sector welcomes development of industry-managed waste management plan

SA packaging, plastics sector welcomes development of industry-managed waste management plan

21 Jan 2020

Nestlé to cut virgin plastic use and invest in sustainable packaging innovation

Nestlé to cut virgin plastic use and invest in sustainable packaging innovation

20 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Fashion won't be sustainable until consumers are educated

#BizTrends2020: Fashion won't be sustainable until consumers are educated

Emma Longden 15 Jan 2020

Microwaving sewage waste may make it safe to use as fertiliser on crops

Microwaving sewage waste may make it safe to use as fertiliser on crops

Gang Chen 15 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: The future of waste management in SA is innovation

#BizTrends2020: The future of waste management in SA is innovation

Kate Stubbs 8 Jan 2020

Global trendspotter, Marian Salzman.

#BizTrends2020: Trends for the near future

marian salzman 6 Jan 2020

How beach pollution harms marine life

How beach pollution harms marine life

24 Dec 2019

Process manufacturing in 2020: Sustainability and servitisation

Colin Elkins 19 Dec 2019

Pick n Pay joins global food waste initiative

Pick n Pay joins global food waste initiative

18 Dec 2019

Denny's new compostable punnets are made of sugarcane by-product

Denny's new compostable punnets are made of sugarcane by-product

17 Dec 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: CSI & Sustainability

#BestofBiz 2019: CSI & Sustainability

17 Dec 2019

IT entrepreneur aims to turn the tide on e-waste

IT entrepreneur aims to turn the tide on e-waste

Rebekah Funk 13 Dec 2019

New survey: Most South Africans find recycling too much effort

New survey: Most South Africans find recycling too much effort

11 Dec 2019

Woolworths expands paper shopping bags trial to KZN

Woolworths expands paper shopping bags trial to KZN

11 Dec 2019

Lagos beaches have a microplastic pollution problem

Lagos beaches have a microplastic pollution problem

Ifenna Ilechukwu 10 Dec 2019

All SA's CLiP STOMP Awards winners

All SA's CLiP STOMP Awards winners

6 Dec 2019

Ford, McDonald's to use coffee bean chaff in car parts

Ford, McDonald's to use coffee bean chaff in car parts

6 Dec 2019

Pick n Pay trials 'pick and weigh' packaging-free zone in Cape Town

Pick n Pay trials 'pick and weigh' packaging-free zone in Cape Town

4 Dec 2019

Public comment sought on carbon tax regulations

Public comment sought on carbon tax regulations

3 Dec 2019

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