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Massmart expands SA’s retail e-waste recycling drive

Massmart expands SA’s retail e-waste recycling drive

14 Oct 2024

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ERA's E-waste Day campaign is back to encourage recycling of electronics

10 Oct 2024

Woolworths launches Denim Drop-Off programme

Woolworths launches Denim Drop-Off programme

9 Oct 2024

Recognising foodbanks as key stakeholders in solving food insecurity, malnutrition, and climate

Recognising foodbanks as key stakeholders in solving food insecurity, malnutrition, and climate

Andy du Plessis, FoodForward SA 8 Oct 2024

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How proper e-waste management can financially benefit your company

Colin Williamson 7 Oct 2024

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Forum to address Vaal River pollution

2 Oct 2024

Johannes Magaela, Phillip Masitenyane and Minah Funani sort plastic items inside Funani’s yard in Tembisa. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Visually impaired recyclers help the planet

Ihsaan Haffejee 26 Sep 2024

Insect farming in Africa: A unique opportunity for a sustainable future

Insect farming in Africa: A unique opportunity for a sustainable future

25 Sep 2024

Twyg calls for Sustainable Fashion Awards 2024 nominees

Twyg calls for Sustainable Fashion Awards 2024 nominees

17 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf A new R300-million processing facility - a first-of-its-kind technology for Africa - will add an extra 15,000 tonnes per annum of food-grade recycled PET output capacity (Pictured: plastic bottles ready for recycling)

First for Africa R300m PET recycling plant to add 15,000 tons capacity annually; critical for export-oriented industries

17 Sep 2024

Brown Skuas breeding on Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha, mainly feed on seabirds that breed on the island. Photo: Peter Ryan

Surprising study: Amount of plastic ingested by seabirds remains unchanged since the 80s

16 Sep 2024

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Nigeria is the world’s 2nd biggest plastic polluter: expert insights into the crisis

Wale Fatade 13 Sep 2024

Plastic and garbage on South Beach, Durban, in February 2023. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki / GroundUp

How much worse are coloured plastics for the environment?

Aisling de Lange 9 Sep 2024

Let’s smash the #GlassRecyclingChallenge this September!

Let’s smash the #GlassRecyclingChallenge this September!

JNPR 5 Sep 2024

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