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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Record paper recycling rates signal circular economy shift

10 hours

Petco’s efforts saved 76,000m³ of South Africa’s scarce landfill space in 2024. Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How Petco saved 76,000m³ of recyclable packaging in 2024

26 Jun 2025

Ashley du Plooy, Chief Executive Officer at ERA

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Why 2025 looks green for SA

Ashley du Plooy 20 Jan 2025

Bales of recovered paper. Image: Sappi

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Celebrating Global Recycling Day - SA's wins and how we can improve

13 Mar 2024

How Coca-Cola is supporting the circular economy

ESG

How Coca-Cola is supporting the circular economy

Evan-Lee Courie 18 Oct 2023

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ESG

Circular economy gets Coca-Cola's backing

27 Jun 2023

Introducing the Detpak paper lid

Packaging

Introducing the Detpak paper lid

Issued by Mpact 18 Oct 2022

Packaging

SA's biggest retailers and brands move towards eco-friendly packaging

Nonhlelo Nhleko, Paula-Ann Novotny and Ziyanda Ngcobo 6 Dec 2021

Packaging innovation is the solution to creating a circular economy

Packaging

Packaging innovation is the solution to creating a circular economy

Issued by Mpact 17 Nov 2021

SA's largest metros face looming landfill crisis

Circular Economy & Waste Management

SA's largest metros face looming landfill crisis

Elisabeth Nortje 23 Sep 2021

A few simple hacks when grocery shopping that help the planet

Wellness

A few simple hacks when grocery shopping that help the planet

Issued by Mpact 5 Jul 2021

Johannesburg is threatening to sideline informal waste pickers. Why it's a bad idea

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Johannesburg is threatening to sideline informal waste pickers. Why it's a bad idea

Melanie Samson 4 May 2021

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Recycling tips for the December holidays

10 Dec 2020

We have enough food to feed everyone, yet the food deficit is widening

Food, Water & Energy Security

We have enough food to feed everyone, yet the food deficit is widening

Andy Du Plessis 17 Nov 2020

CCBSA expands rollout of returnable PET plastic bottles

Packaging

CCBSA expands rollout of returnable PET plastic bottles

3 Sep 2020

62% of PET plastic beverage bottles produced in SA in 2019 recycled - PETCO

Circular Economy & Waste Management

62% of PET plastic beverage bottles produced in SA in 2019 recycled - PETCO

2 Jul 2020

Coca-Cola Beverages SA pilots 2L returnable PET plastic bottles

FMCG

Coca-Cola Beverages SA pilots 2L returnable PET plastic bottles

6 Feb 2020

New survey: Most South Africans find recycling too much effort

Circular Economy & Waste Management

New survey: Most South Africans find recycling too much effort

11 Dec 2019

Claiming the wasted opportunities in recycling

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Claiming the wasted opportunities in recycling

Zoë Postman 18 Oct 2019

SA's paper recovery rate at 71.7%

Environment & Natural Resources

SA's paper recovery rate at 71.7%

23 Sep 2019

PETCO's 2019 recycling champs announced

ESG & Sustainability

PETCO's 2019 recycling champs announced

18 Jul 2019

Cut the greenwash. Get the facts straight about paper and recycling

Sustainable Farming

Cut the greenwash. Get the facts straight about paper and recycling

Samantha Choles 10 Jun 2019

SA shows 6% year-on-year increase in PET plastic bottle recycling

Circular Economy & Waste Management

SA shows 6% year-on-year increase in PET plastic bottle recycling

7 Jun 2019

Re-imagining waste-to-energy for micro-generation

Sustainable Development

Re-imagining waste-to-energy for micro-generation

Kate Stubbs 29 Apr 2019

Reconsidering South Africa's approach to waste pickers

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Reconsidering South Africa's approach to waste pickers

Lucas Nowicki 22 Feb 2019

#BizTrends2019: Great cities are built on great collaborations

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Great cities are built on great collaborations

Elaine Jack 7 Jan 2019

Consumers and companies urged to recycle milk and juice cartons

ESG

Consumers and companies urged to recycle milk and juice cartons

21 Nov 2018

Collective accountability needed to address waste reform and clean up SA

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Collective accountability needed to address waste reform and clean up SA

Kate Stubbs 19 Sep 2018

Dr Tony Ribbink, Sustainable Seas Trust CEO

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Tackling the plastic waste problem in Africa

11 Jun 2018

Vissershok Landfill is one of the few Western Cape waste sites that is fully operational and compliant with regulation. Photo: Eryn Scannell

Infrastructure & Utilities

Western Cape's mounting rubbish problem

Annie Cebulski 18 May 2018

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Agro-processing

R37.5m biorefinery facility launched in Durban to extract maximum value from biomass waste

22 Mar 2018

Toxic waste needs to be better policed - waste expert

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Toxic waste needs to be better policed - waste expert

21 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: Recycling and other green trends

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Recycling and other green trends

Shabeer Jhetam 15 Jan 2018

2018 PETCO Awards open for nominations

Circular Economy & Waste Management

2018 PETCO Awards open for nominations

28 Dec 2017

FEDHASA committed to sustainable and responsible tourism in practice

Tourism Month

FEDHASA committed to sustainable and responsible tourism in practice

27 Sep 2017

Thousands of plastic bottles and other pieces of plastic litter line the coastline south of Durban after a recent storm – testimony to South Africa’s ranking among the top 20 worst marine plastic polluters in the world. Picture: Lisa Guastella

Circular Economy & Waste Management

SA one of the worst culprits of marine plastic pollution

1 Aug 2017

Smart businesses are seeing the value in sustainable waste management

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Smart businesses are seeing the value in sustainable waste management

Jennifer Couperthwaite 25 Jul 2017

Advancing PET recycling: Petco Award winners announced

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Advancing PET recycling: Petco Award winners announced

8 Jun 2017

Agro-processing

Reliance receives go-ahead for R250m Waste to Energy project

5 Apr 2017

A landfill is no place for plastic bottles

ESG & Sustainability

A landfill is no place for plastic bottles

Sindy Peters 4 Apr 2017

South Africa's paper recycling rate tops forecast

ESG

South Africa's paper recycling rate tops forecast

9 Mar 2017

SA's paper recycling recovery rate on par with developed countries

Circular Economy & Waste Management

SA's paper recycling recovery rate on par with developed countries

24 Feb 2017

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ESG

Christmas recycling tips

23 Dec 2016

ESG

A PET revival

Issued by Mpact 12 Oct 2016

#SustainabilityMonth: Waste, a rich source for innovation at Interwaste

Sustainability Month

#SustainabilityMonth: Waste, a rich source for innovation at Interwaste

Sindy Peters 28 Oct 2016

Increase in recycling, but players take strain

ESG & Sustainability

Increase in recycling, but players take strain

19 Sep 2016

Hi-tech plant to boost jobs, reduce waste to landfill

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Hi-tech plant to boost jobs, reduce waste to landfill

23 Jun 2016

Moving SA towards a restorative, circular waste economy

ESG & Sustainability

Moving SA towards a restorative, circular waste economy

11 May 2016