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2024 Eco-Logic Awards honours green guardians

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Tetra Pak's manufacturer base educates schoolgoers in The Recycle Carton campaign

Tetra Pak's manufacturer base educates schoolgoers in The Recycle Carton campaign

Transforming waste into sustainable earnings

Transforming waste into sustainable earningsMultiChoice

Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales reacts as he speaks to students at the College Stoke Climsland in Callington, in Cornwall, southwestern England, on 17 October 2024. Justin Tallis/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Prince William heads to South Africa for green prize ceremony

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Tetra Pak's manufacturer base educates schoolgoers in The Recycle Carton campaign

Tetra Pak's manufacturer base educates schoolgoers in The Recycle Carton campaign

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Climate crisis = hunger crisis

Climate crisis = hunger crisis

FoodForward SA 9 Dec 2022

The war on waste needs strong partnerships

The war on waste needs strong partnerships

KAP Limited 6 Dec 2022

Mpact Waste Management expands on-site services into major metros

Mpact Waste Management expands on-site services into major metros

Mpact 5 Dec 2022

Woolworths ramps up sustainable shopping bag initiatives

Woolworths ramps up sustainable shopping bag initiatives

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We're going to war

We're going to war

KAP Limited 30 Nov 2022

Bringing international technology home: Integrated moulded handle PET bottle

Bringing international technology home: Integrated moulded handle PET bottle

Mpact 23 Nov 2022

Collaborating to close the loop on textile waste

Collaborating to close the loop on textile waste

22 Nov 2022

COP27: Making the 'Just Transition' a reality

COP27: Making the 'Just Transition' a reality

Gordon Institute of Business Science 22 Nov 2022

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022 winners announced

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022 winners announced

21 Nov 2022

Checkers introduces trolleys made from recycled milk bottles

Checkers introduces trolleys made from recycled milk bottles

15 Nov 2022

H&M Sustainable Production Africa Summit: Conversations on circularity

H&M Sustainable Production Africa Summit: Conversations on circularity

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Nov 2022

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Trends paving the way for the future of retail in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 4 Nov 2022

Major brands failing to meet plastic sustainability goals

3 Nov 2022

Jordan launches new Ultralite toothbrush with 50% less plastic

Jordan launches new Ultralite toothbrush with 50% less plastic

ACDOCO SA 2 Nov 2022

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

28 Oct 2022

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

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

Fundiswa Nkwanyana 25 Oct 2022

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H&M Foundation on the lookout for sustainable fashion innovators

24 Oct 2022

PnP Clothing unveils new-look store, its biggest and greenest yet

PnP Clothing unveils new-look store, its biggest and greenest yet

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Oct 2022

Mpact Recycling opens R150m recycling operation in KwaMashu, KZN

Mpact Recycling opens R150m recycling operation in KwaMashu, KZN

21 Oct 2022

SA Fashion Week and Fashion Revolution partner to advocate sustainable design

SA Fashion Week and Fashion Revolution partner to advocate sustainable design

21 Oct 2022

Re.Bag.Re.Use initiative receives international recognition

Re.Bag.Re.Use initiative receives international recognition

20 Oct 2022

Fast fashion giant Shein commits to cutting emissions

Fast fashion giant Shein commits to cutting emissions

13 Oct 2022

An employee inserts lithium-ion cells from old laptop battery packs into a solar lantern at the Quadloop recycling facility in Lagos, Nigeria. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Nigerian company turns e-waste into solar-powered lanterns

Angela Ukomadu 13 Oct 2022

Rwanda leads Africa in plastic waste management

Rwanda leads Africa in plastic waste management

Radhia Mtonga 12 Oct 2022

Construction waste is costly: what's causing it on South African building sites

Construction waste is costly: what's causing it on South African building sites

Anne Fitchett 6 Oct 2022

$400m loan to improve Egyptian logistics, transport sectors

Moataz Mohamed, Nadine Awadalla and Lina Najem 4 Oct 2022

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Woolies suppliers commit to halving food loss and waste by 2030

28 Sep 2022

How CCBSA, together with its partners, is playing a role to achieve a world without waste

How CCBSA, together with its partners, is playing a role to achieve a world without waste

Coca Cola SABCO 26 Sep 2022

Let's plastic responsibly

Let's plastic responsibly

KAP Limited 20 Sep 2022

Some things just don't go together

Some things just don't go together

Mpact 19 Sep 2022

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Climate crisis = hunger crisis

Climate crisis = hunger crisis

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The war on waste needs strong partnerships

The war on waste needs strong partnerships

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Mpact Waste Management expands on-site services into major metros

Mpact Waste Management expands on-site services into major metros

Mpact 5 Dec 2022

Woolworths ramps up sustainable shopping bag initiatives

Woolworths ramps up sustainable shopping bag initiatives

1 Dec 2022

We're going to war

We're going to war

KAP Limited 30 Nov 2022

Bringing international technology home: Integrated moulded handle PET bottle

Bringing international technology home: Integrated moulded handle PET bottle

Mpact 23 Nov 2022

Collaborating to close the loop on textile waste

Collaborating to close the loop on textile waste

22 Nov 2022

COP27: Making the 'Just Transition' a reality

COP27: Making the 'Just Transition' a reality

Gordon Institute of Business Science 22 Nov 2022

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022 winners announced

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022 winners announced

21 Nov 2022

Checkers introduces trolleys made from recycled milk bottles

Checkers introduces trolleys made from recycled milk bottles

15 Nov 2022

H&M Sustainable Production Africa Summit: Conversations on circularity

H&M Sustainable Production Africa Summit: Conversations on circularity

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Nov 2022

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Trends paving the way for the future of retail in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 4 Nov 2022

Major brands failing to meet plastic sustainability goals

3 Nov 2022

Jordan launches new Ultralite toothbrush with 50% less plastic

Jordan launches new Ultralite toothbrush with 50% less plastic

ACDOCO SA 2 Nov 2022

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

28 Oct 2022

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

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

Fundiswa Nkwanyana 25 Oct 2022

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H&M Foundation on the lookout for sustainable fashion innovators

24 Oct 2022

PnP Clothing unveils new-look store, its biggest and greenest yet

PnP Clothing unveils new-look store, its biggest and greenest yet

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Oct 2022

Mpact Recycling opens R150m recycling operation in KwaMashu, KZN

Mpact Recycling opens R150m recycling operation in KwaMashu, KZN

21 Oct 2022

SA Fashion Week and Fashion Revolution partner to advocate sustainable design

SA Fashion Week and Fashion Revolution partner to advocate sustainable design

21 Oct 2022

Re.Bag.Re.Use initiative receives international recognition

Re.Bag.Re.Use initiative receives international recognition

20 Oct 2022

Fast fashion giant Shein commits to cutting emissions

Fast fashion giant Shein commits to cutting emissions

13 Oct 2022

An employee inserts lithium-ion cells from old laptop battery packs into a solar lantern at the Quadloop recycling facility in Lagos, Nigeria. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Nigerian company turns e-waste into solar-powered lanterns

Angela Ukomadu 13 Oct 2022

Rwanda leads Africa in plastic waste management

Rwanda leads Africa in plastic waste management

Radhia Mtonga 12 Oct 2022

Construction waste is costly: what's causing it on South African building sites

Construction waste is costly: what's causing it on South African building sites

Anne Fitchett 6 Oct 2022

$400m loan to improve Egyptian logistics, transport sectors

Moataz Mohamed, Nadine Awadalla and Lina Najem 4 Oct 2022

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Woolies suppliers commit to halving food loss and waste by 2030

28 Sep 2022

How CCBSA, together with its partners, is playing a role to achieve a world without waste

How CCBSA, together with its partners, is playing a role to achieve a world without waste

Coca Cola SABCO 26 Sep 2022

Let's plastic responsibly

Let's plastic responsibly

KAP Limited 20 Sep 2022

Some things just don't go together

Some things just don't go together

Mpact 19 Sep 2022

Scrap metals recycler Romco eyes green hydrogen to power furnaces in Africa

Scrap metals recycler Romco eyes green hydrogen to power furnaces in Africa

Angela Ukomadu 14 Sep 2022

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Carbon tax: How carbon-intensive businesses can neutralise the impact

Denny Da Silva 13 Sep 2022

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

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

False Bay College 25 Aug 2022

Pamsa reports 61.4% paper recovery rate in 2021

Pamsa reports 61.4% paper recovery rate in 2021

19 Aug 2022

African digital innovators are turning plastic waste into value - but there are gaps

African digital innovators are turning plastic waste into value - but there are gaps

Seun Kolade and Muyiwa Oyinlola 16 Aug 2022

How used clothes became part of Africa's creative economy - and fashion sense

Karen Tranberg Hansen 12 Aug 2022

Faithful to Nature trials deliveries using electric 3-wheelers

Faithful to Nature trials deliveries using electric 3-wheelers

22 Jul 2022

New WWF report makes case for circular plastics economy in Africa

New WWF report makes case for circular plastics economy in Africa

18 Jul 2022

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

15 Jul 2022

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Nestlé strengthens sustainable packaging drive with new Starbucks capsules

15 Jul 2022

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