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#IFATAfrica: Water at heart of SA’s innovation

#IFATAfrica: Water at heart of SA’s innovation

9 Jul 2025

Coca-Cola rolls out 2-litre returnable PET bottles

Coca-Cola rolls out 2-litre returnable PET bottles

9 Jul 2025

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What is your contribution to recycling?

What is your contribution to recycling?

Mpact 17 Mar 2022

Consumers upcycle coffee tins into beautiful household items in Ricoffy's latest campaign

Consumers upcycle coffee tins into beautiful household items in Ricoffy's latest campaign

16 Mar 2022

Recycling in the bag

Recycling in the bag

Mpact 15 Mar 2022

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Bizcommunity.com 10 Mar 2022

Cotton On's first impact report captures sustainability and ethical business targets

Cotton On's first impact report captures sustainability and ethical business targets

7 Mar 2022

Civil society organisations, SA government welcome resolution to tackle plastic trash

Civil society organisations, SA government welcome resolution to tackle plastic trash

4 Mar 2022

Soweto youths turn dumpsite into thriving food garden

Soweto youths turn dumpsite into thriving food garden

Masego Mafata 4 Mar 2022

Parliament passes environmental bills

Parliament passes environmental bills

3 Mar 2022

Nations adopt historic resolution aimed at tackling plastic pollution

Nations adopt historic resolution aimed at tackling plastic pollution

3 Mar 2022

UJ, Gauteng government launch new system to tackle e-waste

UJ, Gauteng government launch new system to tackle e-waste

2 Mar 2022

Construction waste management must not be overlooked in journey to net-zero

Construction waste management must not be overlooked in journey to net-zero

1 Mar 2022

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality admits water is contaminated

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality admits water is contaminated

Joseph Chirume 24 Feb 2022

Innovative 100% recyclable wheelie bin wheel reduces rubber waste

Innovative 100% recyclable wheelie bin wheel reduces rubber waste

Mpact 24 Feb 2022

#BudgetSpeech2022: Carbon tax rate to increase to R144

#BudgetSpeech2022: Carbon tax rate to increase to R144

23 Feb 2022

Clean-up campaign shows that removing water pollutants drops E. coli levels

Clean-up campaign shows that removing water pollutants drops E. coli levels

23 Feb 2022

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SA advocates for legally binding instrument on plastic pollution

18 Feb 2022

Coca-Cola sets goal to make 25% of packaging reusable by 2030

Coca-Cola sets goal to make 25% of packaging reusable by 2030

14 Feb 2022

Protest against West Coast seismic blasting ahead of court case

Protest against West Coast seismic blasting ahead of court case

Liezl Human 7 Feb 2022

Informal waste collection shouldn't let plastic polluters off the hook: here's why

Informal waste collection shouldn't let plastic polluters off the hook: here's why

Teresa Sandra Perez 4 Feb 2022

Waste reclaimers in trouble with Tshwane metro over recycling site

Waste reclaimers in trouble with Tshwane metro over recycling site

Kimberly Mutandiro 2 Feb 2022

African governments urged to back global treaty on plastic pollution

African governments urged to back global treaty on plastic pollution

2 Feb 2022

Boat club questions City of Cape Town's water quality tests

Boat club questions City of Cape Town's water quality tests

Liezl Human 1 Feb 2022

Consumer environmental awareness set to shape how businesses manage their waste

Consumer environmental awareness set to shape how businesses manage their waste

1 Feb 2022

R99,000 to be handed over to 40 schools that qualified for the Mpact Recycling schools competition in 2021!

R99,000 to be handed over to 40 schools that qualified for the Mpact Recycling schools competition in 2021!

Mpact 1 Feb 2022

New project aims to use automated tech to monitor marine pollution

New project aims to use automated tech to monitor marine pollution

31 Jan 2022

What is pay-as-you-throw? A waste expert explains

What is pay-as-you-throw? A waste expert explains

Lily Baum Pollans 28 Jan 2022

Cape Town-based waste reclaimers get much-needed support

Cape Town-based waste reclaimers get much-needed support

26 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Not just a t-shirt - fashion as culture, community and protest

#BizTrends2022: Not just a t-shirt - fashion as culture, community and protest

Nicola Cooper 26 Jan 2022

The good side of 'ugly'

The good side of 'ugly'

Mpact 25 Jan 2022

Coca-Cola launches its new sustainability platform in Africa

Coca-Cola launches its new sustainability platform in Africa

17 Jan 2022

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