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KZN learners to represent SA at Stockholm Junior Water Prize

KZN learners to represent SA at Stockholm Junior Water Prize

A decade of the Street Store: From local to global, showing how creativity can be used as a force for good

A decade of the Street Store: From local to global, showing how creativity can be used as a force for good

‘Packageless’ products can reduce plastic waste and increase sales

‘Packageless’ products can reduce plastic waste and increase sales

KZN learners to represent SA at Stockholm Junior Water Prize

KZN learners to represent SA at Stockholm Junior Water Prize

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A decade of the Street Store: From local to global, showing how creativity can be used as a force for good

A decade of the Street Store: From local to global, showing how creativity can be used as a force for good

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One litre of oil can pollute a million litres of water. Source: Tim Mossholder/Unsplash

Miwa needs your help to fight pollution

20 Jul 2023

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Dos and don'ts of ESG-linked executive rewards

20 Jul 2023

File photo: South African aspiring designers Khumo Morojele and Klein Muis look at one of their designs made from second hand clothing imported from the West and sold in bales in markets known as Dunusa, in Johannesburg South Africa, 3 July 2023.Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

In upcycling drive, SA designers give new life to Western fashion waste

Catherine Schenck 14 Jul 2023

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The risks and opportunities of transitioning to a green economy

Jean-Paul Rudd 11 Jul 2023

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Plastic Free July: Don't underestimate the importance of recycling

Xolile White 10 Jul 2023

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Several initiatives to address pollution of rivers

7 Jul 2023

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National environmental management laws now in force

Garyn Rapson, Tsoseletso Bogopa, and Hassan Mahlawe 6 Jul 2023

Hail to Heroes campaign shows goodness of fruit is more than skin deep

Hail to Heroes campaign shows goodness of fruit is more than skin deep

6 Jul 2023

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Apply for your water and sanitation bursary

4 Jul 2023

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Major brands, retailers are meeting plastic collection, recycling targets

29 Jun 2023

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Circular economy gets Coca-Cola's backing

27 Jun 2023

Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

21 Jun 2023

Mpact Recycling awards 33 schools for the 2022 Ronnie Recycler schools' competition

Mpact Recycling awards 33 schools for the 2022 Ronnie Recycler schools' competition

Mpact 12 Jun 2023

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Circular economy: Sustainable solution to global plastic pollution crisis

Marietjie Brown 9 Jun 2023

Journey’s End x Interpunkt Sauvignon Blanc and Shiraz in sustainable paperboard bottles

Carboardeaux move over, meet Journey's End x Interpunkt's new wine range in paperboard bottles

8 Jun 2023

Buy-back initiative for recyclables saves millions, pays millions

Buy-back initiative for recyclables saves millions, pays millions

6 Jun 2023

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How will the EPR impact SA's waste pickers?

2 Jun 2023

Mpact Recycling celebrates record-breaking 2022 figures ahead of World Environment Day

Mpact Recycling celebrates record-breaking 2022 figures ahead of World Environment Day

Mpact 1 Jun 2023

Coca-Cola Beverages SA rolls out returnable PET bottles in KZN

Coca-Cola Beverages SA rolls out returnable PET bottles in KZN

29 May 2023

VPASA announces vaping industry waste partnership with eWASA

VPASA announces vaping industry waste partnership with eWASA

Enamen 26 May 2023

Make a move to save the planet with Adidas's new sustainability campaign

Make a move to save the planet with Adidas's new sustainability campaign

24 May 2023

Freedom of Movement partners with Sneaker Shack for shoe donation initiative

Freedom of Movement partners with Sneaker Shack for shoe donation initiative

24 May 2023

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Unpacking additions to EPR Scheme; further proposed amendments

Lerato Molefi, Paula-Ann Novotny and Hassan Mahlawe 23 May 2023

Winning NPOs of the inaugural Nedbank Green Economy Competition

Winning NPOs: Nedbank Green Economy Competition 2023

23 May 2023

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How focus on ESG is helping emerging market companies grow

17 May 2023

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Have your say on scrap metal export proposal

16 May 2023

Nigeria needs $12bn to clean up Bayelsa oil spills - report

Nigeria needs $12bn to clean up Bayelsa oil spills - report

MacDonald Dzirutwe 16 May 2023

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Are you disposing of your vape and cartridges correctly?

15 May 2023

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Call to comment on proposed amendment of regulations for waste sector

9 May 2023

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Kenya banned plastic bags 6 years ago, but they are still in use - what went wrong

Jane Mutheu Mutune 9 May 2023

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File photo: South African aspiring designers Khumo Morojele and Klein Muis look at one of their designs made from second hand clothing imported from the West and sold in bales in markets known as Dunusa, in Johannesburg South Africa, 3 July 2023.Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

In upcycling drive, SA designers give new life to Western fashion waste

Catherine Schenck 14 Jul 2023

Image source: Tanarat Kongchuenjit –

The risks and opportunities of transitioning to a green economy

Jean-Paul Rudd 11 Jul 2023

Image source: Magda Ehlers from

Plastic Free July: Don't underestimate the importance of recycling

Xolile White 10 Jul 2023

, , via Wikimedia Commons

Several initiatives to address pollution of rivers

7 Jul 2023

Image source: Mount Polley from

National environmental management laws now in force

Garyn Rapson, Tsoseletso Bogopa, and Hassan Mahlawe 6 Jul 2023

Hail to Heroes campaign shows goodness of fruit is more than skin deep

Hail to Heroes campaign shows goodness of fruit is more than skin deep

6 Jul 2023

Image source: kozorog –

Apply for your water and sanitation bursary

4 Jul 2023

Image source: mali maeder from

Major brands, retailers are meeting plastic collection, recycling targets

29 Jun 2023

Image source: alleksana from

Circular economy gets Coca-Cola's backing

27 Jun 2023

Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

21 Jun 2023

Mpact Recycling awards 33 schools for the 2022 Ronnie Recycler schools' competition

Mpact Recycling awards 33 schools for the 2022 Ronnie Recycler schools' competition

Mpact 12 Jun 2023

Image source: Lucien Wanda from

Circular economy: Sustainable solution to global plastic pollution crisis

Marietjie Brown 9 Jun 2023

Journey’s End x Interpunkt Sauvignon Blanc and Shiraz in sustainable paperboard bottles

Carboardeaux move over, meet Journey's End x Interpunkt's new wine range in paperboard bottles

8 Jun 2023

Buy-back initiative for recyclables saves millions, pays millions

Buy-back initiative for recyclables saves millions, pays millions

6 Jun 2023

Image source: Md Mudassir Hossain from

How will the EPR impact SA's waste pickers?

2 Jun 2023

Mpact Recycling celebrates record-breaking 2022 figures ahead of World Environment Day

Mpact Recycling celebrates record-breaking 2022 figures ahead of World Environment Day

Mpact 1 Jun 2023

Coca-Cola Beverages SA rolls out returnable PET bottles in KZN

Coca-Cola Beverages SA rolls out returnable PET bottles in KZN

29 May 2023

VPASA announces vaping industry waste partnership with eWASA

VPASA announces vaping industry waste partnership with eWASA

Enamen 26 May 2023

Make a move to save the planet with Adidas's new sustainability campaign

Make a move to save the planet with Adidas's new sustainability campaign

24 May 2023

Freedom of Movement partners with Sneaker Shack for shoe donation initiative

Freedom of Movement partners with Sneaker Shack for shoe donation initiative

24 May 2023

Image source: ready made from

Unpacking additions to EPR Scheme; further proposed amendments

Lerato Molefi, Paula-Ann Novotny and Hassan Mahlawe 23 May 2023

Winning NPOs of the inaugural Nedbank Green Economy Competition

Winning NPOs: Nedbank Green Economy Competition 2023

23 May 2023

Image source: Khaosai Wongnatthakan –

How focus on ESG is helping emerging market companies grow

17 May 2023

Image source: Pamela Marie –

Have your say on scrap metal export proposal

16 May 2023

Nigeria needs $12bn to clean up Bayelsa oil spills - report

Nigeria needs $12bn to clean up Bayelsa oil spills - report

MacDonald Dzirutwe 16 May 2023

Image source: Mr Flame from

Are you disposing of your vape and cartridges correctly?

15 May 2023

Image source: scyther5 –

Call to comment on proposed amendment of regulations for waste sector

9 May 2023

Image source: Anna Shvets from

Kenya banned plastic bags 6 years ago, but they are still in use - what went wrong

Jane Mutheu Mutune 9 May 2023

My Walk initiative turns recycled medical waste into school shoes

My Walk initiative turns recycled medical waste into school shoes

5 May 2023

Call for tailing dams with a safety risk to register

3 May 2023

Hariprasad Viswanathan, Head – Sub Saharan Africa at VFS Global

5 steps to embedding sustainability in your business

Hariprasad Viswanathan 25 Apr 2023

Pioneering sustainable forestry towards a circular economy

Pioneering sustainable forestry towards a circular economy

Marietjie Brown 21 Apr 2023

Alice Aedy, Andrew Burgess, Jade Roche and Luke Jaque-Rodney. Source: Supplied

New Puma project gives young changemakers a seat at the sustainability table

20 Apr 2023

Join Starbucks and Daily Peach for Earth Day 2023 beach clean-up

Join Starbucks and Daily Peach for Earth Day 2023 beach clean-up

17 Apr 2023

Mathe Group and Van Dyck pump millions into KZN operations

Mathe Group and Van Dyck pump millions into KZN operations

13 Apr 2023

Get to know the minds behind luxury fashion rental boutique Closet Runway

Get to know the minds behind luxury fashion rental boutique Closet Runway

Aa-isha Hassiem 12 Apr 2023

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

12 Apr 2023

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Hi-Tec One highlights outdoor brand's sustainability drive

6 Apr 2023

Net-zero vehicles and efficient transport key to decarbonising sector by 2050

Net-zero vehicles and efficient transport key to decarbonising sector by 2050

4 Apr 2023

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African consumers are ready to take climate action: How can corporates help them?

Nomava Zanazo 31 Mar 2023

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