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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

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

Circular Economy & Waste Management

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

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 5 May 2025

Kenneth Shelembe from Mahlungulu near Nondweni in rural KwaZulu-Natal says he has been able to make a living wage as a waste picker. Photos: Bongane Motaung / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Waste management project is changing lives in rural KwaZulu-Natal

Bongane Motaung 20 Feb 2025

Sustainability of plastic packaging highlighted at Pro-Plas Expo 2025

ESG

Sustainability of plastic packaging highlighted at Pro-Plas Expo 2025

Issued by PROPAK AFRICA 2025 17 Feb 2025

Digital signage: The future of content production is here

Digital

Digital signage: The future of content production is here

Issued by TQ Group 18 Dec 2024

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

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Visually impaired recyclers help the planet

Ihsaan Haffejee 26 Sep 2024

How consumer demand is driving change in food packaging

Packaging

How consumer demand is driving change in food packaging

Issued by KLA 5 Aug 2024

Consumers can play a role in sustainable environmental practices

ESG

Consumers can play a role in sustainable environmental practices

Issued by Mpact 14 May 2024

Pick n Pay rewards customers for recycling

ESG

Pick n Pay rewards customers for recycling

20 Mar 2024

Recyclable items collected and sorted at the African Reclaimers Organisation’s sorting centre are compressed using a baler machine before being sold to buy-back centres. Photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Waste pickers create their own recycling centre

Masego Mafata 12 Mar 2024

Maynardville Open Air Theatre commits to sustainability initiatives

Events

Maynardville Open Air Theatre commits to sustainability initiatives

27 Feb 2024

The rise of drywall is challenging SA's construction norms

Materials & Equipment

The rise of drywall is challenging SA's construction norms

24 Jan 2024

Source: Hans Ripa/Unsplash

Hardware

Black Friday’s environmental impact is an e-waste crisis

Lindsey Schutters 22 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf South Africa’s municipalities cannot modernise and acquire waste processing facilities to divert waste from landfill unless there is public-private sector investment

Circular Economy & Waste Management

8 key points promoting good practices in sustainable waste management and advancing the circular economy

15 Nov 2023

South Africans' understanding and commitment to sustainability

Research

South Africans' understanding and commitment to sustainability

Caroline Maphalala, Issued by KLA 9 Nov 2023

Sabrina Khoosal, hair development scientist in the research and innovation department at L’Oréal South Africa

ESG & Sustainability

#WomensMonth: Sabrina Khoosal on the sustainable beauty industry - because the earth is worth it

Shan Radcliffe 29 Aug 2023

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

First biophilic building in Africa set to rise in Cape Town

Property Development

First biophilic building in Africa set to rise in Cape Town

3 May 2023

Image source: © Evgeniy Shkolenko –

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Environmentally sound waste management is vital as solar power dependence rises

7 Feb 2023

Anglo American CEO urges public-private fix to Transnet crisis

Mining

Anglo American CEO urges public-private fix to Transnet crisis

Clara Denina and Helen Reid 7 Feb 2023

#BizTrends2023: Every business should commit to a circular economy

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Every business should commit to a circular economy

Abigél Sheridan 13 Jan 2023

We turned to you, our customers, to understand and answer your most frequently asked questions

Packaging

We turned to you, our customers, to understand and answer your most frequently asked questions

Issued by Mpact 25 Oct 2022

Some things just don't go together

ESG

Some things just don't go together

Issued by Mpact 19 Sep 2022

Waste to food programme at the False Bay TVET College Khayelitsha Campus

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Waste to food programme at the False Bay TVET College Khayelitsha Campus

Issued by False Bay College 25 Aug 2022

How Petco's Project Up is using blockchain technology to boost SA's recycling efforts

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How Petco's Project Up is using blockchain technology to boost SA's recycling efforts

7 Jun 2022

Cape Town-based waste reclaimers get much-needed support

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town-based waste reclaimers get much-needed support

26 Jan 2022

Source: Faithful to Nature

Retailers

Faithful to Nature becomes first SA retailer to achieve B Corp certification

7 Jan 2022

Changemakers Hub invites you to 'be the change' - one EcoBrick and one community at a time

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Changemakers Hub invites you to 'be the change' - one EcoBrick and one community at a time

Issued by MANGO-OMC 30 Nov 2021

Spar applies circular approach to packaging

Packaging

Spar applies circular approach to packaging

12 Nov 2021

South Africa's recycling sector gets tech boost

ESG & Sustainability

South Africa's recycling sector gets tech boost

21 Oct 2021

Retail Services

Minnie Dlamini-Jones becomes the new face of Ipanema's SS21 campaign in SA

8 Oct 2021

Economic recovery from Covid-19 relies on green economy

ESG & Sustainability

Economic recovery from Covid-19 relies on green economy

Janiva Da Silva 8 Oct 2021

Tembisa mom turns illegal dumpsite into vegetable garden

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Tembisa mom turns illegal dumpsite into vegetable garden

Masego Mafata 30 Sep 2021

Informal waste reclaimers get World Wildlife Fund award

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Informal waste reclaimers get World Wildlife Fund award

Masego Mafata 20 Sep 2021

South Africans called to play their part this National Recycling Day

ESG

South Africans called to play their part this National Recycling Day

Issued by Mpact 13 Sep 2021

6 trends dominating the retail landscape in 2021

Retail

6 trends dominating the retail landscape in 2021

29 Jul 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

Beyond stereotype to the invisible conscious consumer

Events & Conferencing

Beyond stereotype to the invisible conscious consumer

Issued by IMC Conference 30 Jun 2021

Joburg garbage removal: reclaimers relieved after Pikitup R50 levy withdrawn

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Joburg garbage removal: reclaimers relieved after Pikitup R50 levy withdrawn

Masego Mafata 17 May 2021

Local #WomeninScience breaking barriers, adding value to scientific community

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Local #WomeninScience breaking barriers, adding value to scientific community

11 Feb 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

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Humanise your brand with sustainable advertising

Nombini Mehlomakulu 6 Jan 2021

Unsung recycling heroes, waste reclaimers feel lockdown pinch

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Unsung recycling heroes, waste reclaimers feel lockdown pinch

Mologadi Makwela 9 Dec 2020

Cape Town to host 2024 World Waste Congress

Infrastructure & Utilities

Cape Town to host 2024 World Waste Congress

14 Sep 2020