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How this entrepreneur is creating jobs in waste management

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How this entrepreneur is creating jobs in waste management

27 Jun 2025

Food gardens connect: Bridging the gap betwen poverty and economic opportunities

Food, Water & Energy Security

Food gardens connect: Bridging the gap betwen poverty and economic opportunities

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 5 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

Packaging

Business practices to address food packaging waste

Justin Bott 30 May 2025

Moja Gabedi: From waste to a thriving community engagement hub

Environment & Natural Resources

Moja Gabedi: From waste to a thriving community engagement hub

Issued by University of Pretoria 7 Apr 2025

Source: ©Eric Isselee via

Agro-processing

Sugarcane trash can produce energy – what South Africa’s small farmers need to make this happen

Aluwani Maiwashe-Tagwi and Unity Chipfupa 27 Dec 2024

Transforming waste into sustainable earnings

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Transforming waste into sustainable earnings

Issued by MultiChoice 30 Oct 2024

Go plastic free with Bonnie Bio’s useful, compostable products

ESG

Go plastic free with Bonnie Bio’s useful, compostable products

Issued by Soapbox Communications 16 Oct 2024

Pictured: Analisa Sukula with a recycled paver and the recycled materials behind her. Images by Mark Wessels.

ESG & Sustainability

Enhancing economic participation and uplifting lives

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 6 Aug 2024

Image source: Marcin Jucha –

Agriculture

Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Laura Vang Rasmussen, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Ingo Grass, Marney Isaac and Rachel Bezner Kerr 19 Jun 2024

BET Software marks World Environment Day by partnering with Open Air School to plant a flower garden

Technology

BET Software marks World Environment Day by partnering with Open Air School to plant a flower garden

Issued by BET Software 7 Jun 2024

Marketing

How ‘ethical influencers’ engage their audiences about saving the planet

Aya Aboelenien and Ai Ming Chow 16 May 2024

Image: Supplied (Left: Mo Salie, Andy Du Plessis, Arena Phillips and Cornel Jacobs)

Food Security

FoodForward SA seeks to empower communities through food garden initiative

Aa-isha Hassiem 14 May 2024

Source: Supplied.

Residential Property

Johannesburg precinct establishes sustainability benchmarks

23 Apr 2024

Urban agriculture isn’t as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms

Agriculture

Urban agriculture isn’t as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms

Jason Hawes, Benjamin Goldstein and Joshua Newell 23 Jan 2024

Image supplied. The CSIR has been named one of the 2023 UNEP Champions of the Earth, for its contribution to the fight against plastic pollution

Circular Economy & Waste Management

CSIR work against plastic pollution honoured by UNEP's Champions of the Earth

16 Nov 2023

Innovative ideas to create a more sustainable office

ESG & Sustainability

Innovative ideas to create a more sustainable office

Issued by GO Content Lab 30 Mar 2023

Image source: mali maeder from

Circular Economy & Waste Management

3 steps to meeting your waste management targets

28 Mar 2023

Image source: Getty Images

ESG & Sustainability

How working from home can increase sustainability

Natalie Scott and Janice Geel 20 Mar 2023

Image source: Josep Curto –

Circular Economy & Waste Management

What small business can do to stop organic waste from reaching the landfill

17 Feb 2023

Burberry brands South African meadow with signature check pattern

Retail Marketing

Burberry brands South African meadow with signature check pattern

3 Feb 2023

SA entrepreneur introduces impactful solutions to longstanding food, electronic waste challenges

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

SA entrepreneur introduces impactful solutions to longstanding food, electronic waste challenges

Fundiswa Nkwanyana 25 Oct 2022

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Research & Development

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Chloe MacLaren 1 Sep 2022

Responsible corporate citizenship in CPG: Proof is in the packaging

Packaging

Responsible corporate citizenship in CPG: Proof is in the packaging

28 Jun 2022

How Waterfall is turning trash into landscaping treasure

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How Waterfall is turning trash into landscaping treasure

3 Jun 2022

City of Cape Town commits to diverting organic waste from landfills

Circular Economy & Waste Management

City of Cape Town commits to diverting organic waste from landfills

11 Apr 2022

Consumer environmental awareness set to shape how businesses manage their waste

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Consumer environmental awareness set to shape how businesses manage their waste

1 Feb 2022

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

Circular Economy & Waste Management

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

Lily Baum Pollans 28 Jan 2022

4 trends to watch in the tourism SMME space in 2022

Tourism & Travel

4 trends to watch in the tourism SMME space in 2022

25 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Circularity, industrial symbiosis and carbon reduction will drive waste management in 2022

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Circularity, industrial symbiosis and carbon reduction will drive waste management in 2022

Brian Kusel 5 Jan 2022

Source: Supplied

Fashion & Homeware

Puma to pilot biodegradable Re:Suede sneakers

9 Nov 2021

What SA needs to achieve a carbon neutral food supply chain

Research & Development

What SA needs to achieve a carbon neutral food supply chain

18 Oct 2021

Mall of Thembisa awarded best in Africa at International Property Awards

Retail & Hospitality Property

Mall of Thembisa awarded best in Africa at International Property Awards

13 Oct 2021

Food wastage in SA: Why it harms the planet and what you can do to help

Food, Water & Energy Security

Food wastage in SA: Why it harms the planet and what you can do to help

12 Oct 2021

Organic waste landfill ban: Key initiatives that could work in favour of organic waste landfill diversion

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Organic waste landfill ban: Key initiatives that could work in favour of organic waste landfill diversion

1 Sep 2021

Nestlé's first net zero carbon emissions dairy farm on track to reach targets

Sustainable Farming

Nestlé's first net zero carbon emissions dairy farm on track to reach targets

4 Aug 2021

FMCG

'Upcycling' promises to turn food waste into your next meal

Rodney Holcomb and Danielle Bellmer 28 Jul 2021

Seed Awards winners announced

Social Entrepreneurship

Seed Awards winners announced

14 Jul 2021

Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Construction & Engineering

Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

9 Jul 2021

'Sacred forests' in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy

Forestry

'Sacred forests' in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy

Michele Francis 9 Apr 2021

Reinventing emerging enterprises in turbulent times

SMEs

Reinventing emerging enterprises in turbulent times

Cecil Ramonotsi 6 Apr 2021

Informal waste management in Lagos is big business: policies need to support the trade

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Informal waste management in Lagos is big business: policies need to support the trade

Chidi Nzeadibe et al. 13 Jan 2021

2021 International Public Art Fest to focus on being 100% sustainable

Art

2021 International Public Art Fest to focus on being 100% sustainable

24 Dec 2020

How chicken waste is helping South Africa keep the lights on

Sustainable Farming

How chicken waste is helping South Africa keep the lights on

17 Dec 2020

Nestlé announces first net zero dairy farm in SA

Sustainable Farming

Nestlé announces first net zero dairy farm in SA

7 Dec 2020