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ESG & Sustainability

Canon joins war on plastic waste with new sorting machine to enhance recycling

26 Jun 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

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

Xolile White 10 Jul 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Major brands, retailers are meeting plastic collection, recycling targets

29 Jun 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Circular economy: Sustainable solution to global plastic pollution crisis

Marietjie Brown 9 Jun 2023

Buy-back initiative for recyclables saves millions, pays millions

ESG & Sustainability

Buy-back initiative for recyclables saves millions, pays millions

6 Jun 2023

Supplied image: Nestlé and Chilanga Cement signing partnership agreement during the launch event. Pictured (from left to right): Chibuye Mbesuma Ngulube, general counsel & company secretary at Chilanga Cement, Honorable Gary Nkombo, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Zubayer Davids, country manager, Nestlé Zambia and Malawi.

ESG & Sustainability

Nestlé, Chilanga Cement partner in plastic neutrality initiative

23 Mar 2023

Woolworths ramps up sustainable shopping bag initiatives

Retail

Woolworths ramps up sustainable shopping bag initiatives

1 Dec 2022

Retail

Major brands failing to meet plastic sustainability goals

3 Nov 2022

Informal waste collection shouldn't let plastic polluters off the hook: here's why

ESG & Sustainability

Informal waste collection shouldn't let plastic polluters off the hook: here's why

Teresa Sandra Perez 4 Feb 2022

African governments urged to back global treaty on plastic pollution

ESG & Sustainability

African governments urged to back global treaty on plastic pollution

2 Feb 2022

Consumer environmental awareness set to shape how businesses manage their waste

ESG & Sustainability

Consumer environmental awareness set to shape how businesses manage their waste

1 Feb 2022

Retail

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

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

Next frontier for plastic action lies in clothing, textile industries

ESG & Sustainability

Next frontier for plastic action lies in clothing, textile industries

Dr Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa and Dr Nonhlanhla Kalebaila 26 Jul 2021

New report looks at barriers to recycling in SA

ESG & Sustainability

New report looks at barriers to recycling in SA

31 May 2021

2021 African Circular Economy Alliance: Giving waste a second chance

ESG & Sustainability

2021 African Circular Economy Alliance: Giving waste a second chance

19 Apr 2021

Annual South African Plastics Recycling Survey results released

ESG & Sustainability

Annual South African Plastics Recycling Survey results released

19 Mar 2021

Plastics Colloquium identifies 5 key focus areas for 2021

ESG & Sustainability

Plastics Colloquium identifies 5 key focus areas for 2021

20 Nov 2020

Mounting plastic waste risks lives, diminishes sustainable change

ESG & Sustainability

Mounting plastic waste risks lives, diminishes sustainable change

Kate Stubbs 19 Nov 2020

Annual survey reveals plastics recycling figures for 2019

ESG & Sustainability

Annual survey reveals plastics recycling figures for 2019

16 Oct 2020

Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse

ESG & Sustainability

Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse

Stephanie B. Borrelle 18 Sep 2020

Anzisha Prize 2020 reveals finalists

Entrepreneurship

Anzisha Prize 2020 reveals finalists

17 Sep 2020

Eco-heroes advised to stay safe this Clean-Up and Recycle SA Week

ESG & Sustainability

Eco-heroes advised to stay safe this Clean-Up and Recycle SA Week

4 Sep 2020

Have your say on plastic bag regulations

Legal

Have your say on plastic bag regulations

24 Aug 2020

Plastic: Can't live without it, can reinvent it!

Retail

Plastic: Can't live without it, can reinvent it!

Dean Lynch, Issued by Bean Content 2 Apr 2020

#Budget2020: Plastic bag levy increase the new sin tax?

ESG & Sustainability

#Budget2020: Plastic bag levy increase the new sin tax?

Lorren de Kock 28 Feb 2020

How the Shoprite Group is curbing its plastic packaging waste

Retail

How the Shoprite Group is curbing its plastic packaging waste

22 Jan 2020

PETCO releases definitive guide to recyclable packaging design

ESG & Sustainability

PETCO releases definitive guide to recyclable packaging design

9 Oct 2019

From bottle to bag: Nationwide roll-out of PnP bags made from recycled plastic

Retail

From bottle to bag: Nationwide roll-out of PnP bags made from recycled plastic

20 Sep 2019

WWF and SA retailers team up to simplify recycling labels

Retail

WWF and SA retailers team up to simplify recycling labels

28 Aug 2019

Sustainability challenges spur innovation among food and beverage manufacturers

Retail

Sustainability challenges spur innovation among food and beverage manufacturers

9 Jul 2019

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

ESG & Sustainability

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

7 Jun 2019

How Fair Cape Dairies made its packaging more recyclable

Retail

How Fair Cape Dairies made its packaging more recyclable

3 Jun 2019

FMCG recycling commitments no cure for plastic crisis

Retail

FMCG recycling commitments no cure for plastic crisis

29 Mar 2019

Sunlight raises recycling awareness through packaging innovation

Retail

Sunlight raises recycling awareness through packaging innovation

20 Mar 2019

#GlobalRecyclingDay: Coca-Cola's plan to tackle the plastic waste problem in Africa

Retail

#GlobalRecyclingDay: Coca-Cola's plan to tackle the plastic waste problem in Africa

18 Mar 2019

Toward a circular economy: Tackling the plastics recycling problem

ESG & Sustainability

Toward a circular economy: Tackling the plastics recycling problem

Margaret Sobkowicz 17 Jan 2019

Our complicated relationship with plastic: 5 essential reads

ESG & Sustainability

Our complicated relationship with plastic: 5 essential reads

Martin LaMonica 27 Dec 2018

Coca-Cola pledges $38m towards recycling initiatives in Africa

Retail

Coca-Cola pledges $38m towards recycling initiatives in Africa

6 Dec 2018

Plastic floats on and near the surface of the ocean.

ESG & Sustainability

The world's plastic problem is bigger than the ocean

Christopher J. Preston 14 Nov 2018

It pays to use recyclable shopping bags at Shoprite and Checkers

Retail

It pays to use recyclable shopping bags at Shoprite and Checkers

24 Oct 2018

Why can't all plastic waste be recycled?

ESG & Sustainability

Why can't all plastic waste be recycled?

Sharon George 3 Aug 2018

Why compostable plastics may be no better for the environment

ESG & Sustainability

Why compostable plastics may be no better for the environment

Thomas Neitzert 2 Aug 2018

ESG & Sustainability

Your coffee cup lid is likely to outlive you and your grandchildren

5 Jun 2018

School children recycle waste for food

ESG & Sustainability

School children recycle waste for food

Joseph Chirume 4 Apr 2018

Bottled water and the drought

Retail

Bottled water and the drought

Mary-Anne Gontsana and GroundUp staff 20 Dec 2017

Kenya should be focused on recycling, not banning plastic bags

ESG & Sustainability

Kenya should be focused on recycling, not banning plastic bags

Leah Oyake-Ombis 5 Jul 2017

#PepsiChallenge launches globally across areas of pop culture

Marketing & Media

#PepsiChallenge launches globally across areas of pop culture

12 Mar 2015

Sport

Gary Player Invitational to support Wildlands Conservation Trust, Wings and Wishes

22 Nov 2012

ESG & Sustainability

Extruwood exhibits recycled products at Hobby-X

2 Mar 2012

Buy green locally, support carbon reduction

Retail

Buy green locally, support carbon reduction

13 Oct 2011