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Pick n Pay reintroduces e-waste recycling bins at stores

Pick n Pay reintroduces e-waste recycling bins at stores

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SAB, ESG Africa launch Beyond Awards for sustainability excellence

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Video: This school was made from eco-bricks

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Tetra Pak school competition highlights importance of recycling liquid board packaging

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Study in unpackaged retailing reveals increased affordability for mass market

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WaterCan lays criminal complaint against CoJ for ongoing sewage pollution

WaterCan lays criminal complaint against CoJ for ongoing sewage pollution

26 Jul 2023

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The cost of ghost fishing: Can biodegradable gear make a difference?

24 Jul 2023

Load shedding hampering efficiency, effectiveness of waste management sector

Load shedding hampering efficiency, effectiveness of waste management sector

21 Jul 2023

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Miwa needs your help to fight pollution

20 Jul 2023

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Dos and don'ts of ESG-linked executive rewards

20 Jul 2023

File photo: South African aspiring designers Khumo Morojele and Klein Muis look at one of their designs made from second hand clothing imported from the West and sold in bales in markets known as Dunusa, in Johannesburg South Africa, 3 July 2023.Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

In upcycling drive, SA designers give new life to Western fashion waste

Catherine Schenck 14 Jul 2023

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The risks and opportunities of transitioning to a green economy

Jean-Paul Rudd 11 Jul 2023

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Plastic Free July: Don't underestimate the importance of recycling

Xolile White 10 Jul 2023

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Several initiatives to address pollution of rivers

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National environmental management laws now in force

Garyn Rapson, Tsoseletso Bogopa, and Hassan Mahlawe 6 Jul 2023

Hail to Heroes campaign shows goodness of fruit is more than skin deep

Hail to Heroes campaign shows goodness of fruit is more than skin deep

6 Jul 2023

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Apply for your water and sanitation bursary

4 Jul 2023

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Major brands, retailers are meeting plastic collection, recycling targets

29 Jun 2023

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Circular economy gets Coca-Cola's backing

27 Jun 2023

Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

21 Jun 2023

Mpact Recycling awards 33 schools for the 2022 Ronnie Recycler schools' competition

Mpact Recycling awards 33 schools for the 2022 Ronnie Recycler schools' competition

Mpact 12 Jun 2023

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Circular economy: Sustainable solution to global plastic pollution crisis

Marietjie Brown 9 Jun 2023

Journey’s End x Interpunkt Sauvignon Blanc and Shiraz in sustainable paperboard bottles

Carboardeaux move over, meet Journey's End x Interpunkt's new wine range in paperboard bottles

8 Jun 2023

Buy-back initiative for recyclables saves millions, pays millions

Buy-back initiative for recyclables saves millions, pays millions

6 Jun 2023

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How will the EPR impact SA's waste pickers?

2 Jun 2023

Mpact Recycling celebrates record-breaking 2022 figures ahead of World Environment Day

Mpact Recycling celebrates record-breaking 2022 figures ahead of World Environment Day

Mpact 1 Jun 2023

Coca-Cola Beverages SA rolls out returnable PET bottles in KZN

Coca-Cola Beverages SA rolls out returnable PET bottles in KZN

29 May 2023

VPASA announces vaping industry waste partnership with eWASA

VPASA announces vaping industry waste partnership with eWASA

Enamen 26 May 2023

Make a move to save the planet with Adidas's new sustainability campaign

Make a move to save the planet with Adidas's new sustainability campaign

24 May 2023

Freedom of Movement partners with Sneaker Shack for shoe donation initiative

Freedom of Movement partners with Sneaker Shack for shoe donation initiative

24 May 2023

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WaterCan lays criminal complaint against CoJ for ongoing sewage pollution

WaterCan lays criminal complaint against CoJ for ongoing sewage pollution

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The cost of ghost fishing: Can biodegradable gear make a difference?

24 Jul 2023

Load shedding hampering efficiency, effectiveness of waste management sector

Load shedding hampering efficiency, effectiveness of waste management sector

21 Jul 2023

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Miwa needs your help to fight pollution

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File photo: South African aspiring designers Khumo Morojele and Klein Muis look at one of their designs made from second hand clothing imported from the West and sold in bales in markets known as Dunusa, in Johannesburg South Africa, 3 July 2023.Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

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The risks and opportunities of transitioning to a green economy

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Plastic Free July: Don't underestimate the importance of recycling

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, , via Wikimedia Commons

Several initiatives to address pollution of rivers

7 Jul 2023

Image source: Mount Polley from

National environmental management laws now in force

Garyn Rapson, Tsoseletso Bogopa, and Hassan Mahlawe 6 Jul 2023

Hail to Heroes campaign shows goodness of fruit is more than skin deep

Hail to Heroes campaign shows goodness of fruit is more than skin deep

6 Jul 2023

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Apply for your water and sanitation bursary

4 Jul 2023

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Major brands, retailers are meeting plastic collection, recycling targets

29 Jun 2023

Image source: alleksana from

Circular economy gets Coca-Cola's backing

27 Jun 2023

Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

21 Jun 2023

Mpact Recycling awards 33 schools for the 2022 Ronnie Recycler schools' competition

Mpact Recycling awards 33 schools for the 2022 Ronnie Recycler schools' competition

Mpact 12 Jun 2023

Image source: Lucien Wanda from

Circular economy: Sustainable solution to global plastic pollution crisis

Marietjie Brown 9 Jun 2023

Journey’s End x Interpunkt Sauvignon Blanc and Shiraz in sustainable paperboard bottles

Carboardeaux move over, meet Journey's End x Interpunkt's new wine range in paperboard bottles

8 Jun 2023

Buy-back initiative for recyclables saves millions, pays millions

Buy-back initiative for recyclables saves millions, pays millions

6 Jun 2023

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How will the EPR impact SA's waste pickers?

2 Jun 2023

Mpact Recycling celebrates record-breaking 2022 figures ahead of World Environment Day

Mpact Recycling celebrates record-breaking 2022 figures ahead of World Environment Day

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Coca-Cola Beverages SA rolls out returnable PET bottles in KZN

Coca-Cola Beverages SA rolls out returnable PET bottles in KZN

29 May 2023

VPASA announces vaping industry waste partnership with eWASA

VPASA announces vaping industry waste partnership with eWASA

Enamen 26 May 2023

Make a move to save the planet with Adidas's new sustainability campaign

Make a move to save the planet with Adidas's new sustainability campaign

24 May 2023

Freedom of Movement partners with Sneaker Shack for shoe donation initiative

Freedom of Movement partners with Sneaker Shack for shoe donation initiative

24 May 2023

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Unpacking additions to EPR Scheme; further proposed amendments

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Winning NPOs of the inaugural Nedbank Green Economy Competition

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17 May 2023

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Have your say on scrap metal export proposal

16 May 2023

Nigeria needs $12bn to clean up Bayelsa oil spills - report

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Are you disposing of your vape and cartridges correctly?

15 May 2023

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Call to comment on proposed amendment of regulations for waste sector

9 May 2023

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Kenya banned plastic bags 6 years ago, but they are still in use - what went wrong

Jane Mutheu Mutune 9 May 2023

My Walk initiative turns recycled medical waste into school shoes

My Walk initiative turns recycled medical waste into school shoes

5 May 2023

Call for tailing dams with a safety risk to register

3 May 2023