https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/703.html Rest of Africa news 15 Circular Economy & Waste Management news - Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/703.html en-us Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:50:54 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/innovations-from-uganda-and-tanzania-selected-for-hms-global-change-award-2026-511510a After receiving 450 innovative sustainable fashion solutions from 81 countries worldwide, the H&M Foundation announced the 2026 Global Change Award (GCA) finalists — including Living Carbon Capture Dye Systems from Uganda and KelTex from Tanzania. 1-266166 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Circular Economy & Waste Management Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/how-to-back-africa-next-gen-green-and-blue-entrepreneurs-628411a Under the theme “From Ambition to Action: Scaling Investment in Africa's Green and Blue Solutions”, Matsi Modise, Africa lead at the World Climate Foundation, outlined three ways Africa can help green and blue entrepreneurs reach their full potential. Modise was speaking at the 2026 Africa's Green Economy Summit being held at the Century City Convention Centre in Cape Town. 1-265981 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Circular Economy & Waste Management Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/703/209184.html The harm that air pollution is doing on the African continent seems to be growing. Estimates of premature mortality attributed to air pollution have increased from about 570,000 in 1990 to over 700,000 in 2013. In the same period, premature deaths from unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and childhood malnutrition have decreased across Africa. 1-209184 Mon, 12 Oct 2020 09:35:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Circular Economy & Waste Management Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/703/208783.html Squeezed by lower fuel demand during the pandemic and the rise of renewable energy, the oil industry is staking out a new future for itself in plastics. Instead of powering vehicles or generating electricity, oil companies are increasingly looking to use their product to manufacture cheap plastic packaging, which they can sell in lower to middle income countries. 1-208783 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Circular Economy & Waste Management Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/703/196257.html A significant proportion of marine plastic comes from ships dumping their litter at sea in contravention of international law, according to new research led by the University of Cape Town (UCT). This is contrary to the widely held assumption that most marine plastic comes from land-based sources. 1-196257 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 08:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Circular Economy & Waste Management Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/702/190833.html We're all too aware of the consequences of plastics in the oceans and on land. However, beyond the visible pollution of our once pristine habitats, plastics are having a grave impact on the climate too. 1-190833 Thu, 16 May 2019 07:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Circular Economy & Waste Management Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/703/181434.html The Shoprite Group will be staging cleanup events across Africa on 15 September 2018, marking World Cleanup Day. This comes following the success of its Africa's Biggest Cleanup campaign held earlier this year which saw more than 12,000 volunteers taking part in 465 cleanup events in 12 countries over five days. A total of 26,000 bags of waste were collected. 1-181434 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 10:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Circular Economy & Waste Management Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/703/178108.html Africa has the dubious honour of being the second most polluted continent on the planet, and therefore must take both the responsibility and opportunity to pioneer world-leading waste management methods to avoid an environmental and socio-economic disaster. 1-178108 Mon, 11 Jun 2018 07:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Circular Economy & Waste Management Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/358/176592.html According to an FAO report, Soil Pollution: A Hidden Reality, little is know about the scale and severity of soil pollution, which poses a serious threat to agricultural productivity, food safety and human health. The report states that industrialisation, war, mining and the intensification of agriculture have all left a legacy of soil contamination across the planet, while the growth of cities has seen soil used as a sink for ever greater amounts of municipal waste. 1-176592 Thu, 03 May 2018 12:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Circular Economy & Waste Management Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/703/174061.html Plastics are incredibly useful materials with extremely diverse properties, allowing a multitude of different applications that benefit our lives. 1-174061 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:08:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Circular Economy & Waste Management Rest of Africa