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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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How these high schoolers are tackling the drinking water crisis

25 Jun 2025

#UpcyclingDay: How local women breathe new life into bread bags

#UpcyclingDay: How local women breathe new life into bread bags

24 Jun 2025

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How embracing the circular economy can be a game-changer for businesses

Dan Smith 19 Jun 2025

Smartfill calls on FMCG brands to join circular innovation drive in Thembisa

Smartfill calls on FMCG brands to join circular innovation drive in Thembisa

DY/DX 18 Jun 2025

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GISTM compliance crucial for sustainable mining water management

18 Jun 2025

A lack of refuse removal services in Caledon’s Riemvasmaak informal settlement results in waste being dumped at the bottom of the hill on the bank of the Bath River. Riemvasmaak resident Anele Boyce said the dumping problem could be reduced if the municipality supplied bin bags and a skip. Photos: Steve Kretzmann

Sewage, garbage, dirty water: Theewaterskloof is in a mess after years of bad management

Steve Kretzmann 17 Jun 2025

Insights into H&M and WWF's partnership for a more sustainable future

Insights into H&M and WWF's partnership for a more sustainable future

9 Jun 2025

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#WorldEnvironmentDay: New recycling initiative to minimise SA's impact on Antarctica

6 Jun 2025

Pick n Pay ends the 'plastic revolution' with Reverse Vending Machines

Pick n Pay ends the 'plastic revolution' with Reverse Vending Machines

5 Jun 2025

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The Big Biodiversity Challenge 2025 is open for entry

3 Jun 2025

We don’t just drive sustainability; we empower the masses to lead it

We don’t just drive sustainability; we empower the masses to lead it

Propelair SA 2 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Justin Bott, CEO at Interwaste, examines business practices to address food packaging waste business practices for a more circular and responsible economy

Business practices to address food packaging waste

Justin Bott 30 May 2025

Zuzu the Hermit Crab: Where animation meets activism

Zuzu the Hermit Crab: Where animation meets activism

Scholars Film 28 May 2025

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Lesser flamingos lose one of their only four African breeding sites to sewage

Tim Cocks 27 May 2025

Scientists at the University of Pretoria have found that fresh vegetables are being contaminated by disease-causing bacteria through irrigation from polluted rivers and boreholes. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Steve Kretzmann 26 May 2025

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EC school wins big in glass recycling challenge; entries open for 2025

26 May 2025

Manzi Water debuts at automated refill store, Skubu

Manzi Water debuts at automated refill store, Skubu

26 May 2025

Shoprite Group rolls out fully recyclable potato bags

Shoprite Group rolls out fully recyclable potato bags

20 May 2025

SA Harvest expands national fleet with new trucks

SA Harvest expands national fleet with new trucks

20 May 2025

Taking Care of Business turns retail waste into a R559m micro-enterprise economy

Taking Care of Business turns retail waste into a R559m micro-enterprise economy

19 May 2025

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3 tips for a more sustainable workplace

19 May 2025

Work has been suspended on the 38km tunnel between the Polihali and Katse dams. Photo: Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (fair use).

Lesotho Highlands Water Project contractor suspended for polluting rivers

Sechaba Mokhethi 13 May 2025

Small but mighty: How SMEs are leading the ESG revolution

Small but mighty: How SMEs are leading the ESG revolution

icandi CQ 6 May 2025

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Tiny technology that can find pollution in South Africa’s water and trap it

Philiswa Nomngongo 6 May 2025

A waste picker in Johannesburg. Archive photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Evicted waste pickers must be allowed to earn a living, court rules

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 5 May 2025

Local fashion venture Faro is transforming textile waste into luxury fashion using AI

Local fashion venture Faro is transforming textile waste into luxury fashion using AI

30 Apr 2025

Circular economy takes centre stage with new eco-friendly housing initiative in South Africa

Circular economy takes centre stage with new eco-friendly housing initiative in South Africa

23 Apr 2025

Sappi Southern Africa launches 2024 Corporate Citizenship Report

Sappi Southern Africa launches 2024 Corporate Citizenship Report

Sappi 17 Apr 2025

Purposeful packaging for modern life

Purposeful packaging for modern life

Mpact 17 Apr 2025

Injecting new energy into the economy via youth entrepreneurship

Injecting new energy into the economy via youth entrepreneurship

Next Generation 15 Apr 2025

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