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Summary: Amsterdam-based Cities Foundation has used plastic as currency for two years. Now they've added paper, textiles and glass... Amsterdam-based Cities Foundation has used plastic as currency for two years. [...]

Summary: Pick n Pay has reiterated its pledge that all Pick n Pay branded product packaging will be 100% recyclable or reusable by 2025... Pick n Pay has reiterated its [...]

Summary: Minister of Forestry and Fisheries and Environmental Affairs Barbara Creecy announced late last year that she would be starting an entirely new process under Section 18 to develop an [...]

Summary: Marking Heritage Month this September, Interwaste committed to commemorating Zero Emissions Day (ZeDay), as well as National Clean-up and Recycling Day... Marking Heritage Month this September, Interwaste committed to [...]

Summary: South Africa's National Recycling Day is coming up on 20 September 2019, presenting an opportunity for citizens and businesses to reflect on their waste habits... South Africa's National Recycling [...]

Summary: Marking the start of its plan to cut 100 million single-use plastics by end-2020 and eliminate 75% of the airline's waste by end-2021, Qantas launched a commercial flight this [...]

Summary: Waste management should be a part of your sustainability strategy as it is the key in helping to protect the environment and sustain its natural resources... Waste management should [...]

Summary: The dominant position that China holds in global manufacturing means that for many years China has also been the largest global importer of many types of recyclable materials... The [...]

Summary: SA is throwing away about R148bn into a big hole every year by dumping almost 90% of its waste stream into municipal landfill dumps.... SA is throwing away about [...]

Summary: According to the 2012 National Waste Information Baseline Report*, South Africa generated approximately 108-million tonnes of waste in 2011; of which 98-million tonnes were disposed of at landfills... According [...]

Summary: Sea Harvest is a prominent local fishing company in South Africa that has managed to create a thriving circular economy at its Saldanha Bay waste plant by looking beyond [...]

Summary: The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa's (IWMSA) biennial conference WasteCon plans to cover all aspects of waste management; from waste-to-energy initiatives to the economic viability of waste [...]

Summary: The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) Eastern Cape Branch's waste management conference was held on 14 and 15 October in the East London Industrial Zone... The [...]

Summary: The Landfill 2015 Conference and Exhibition, hosted by the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA), the Landfill and Waste Treatment Interest Group (LAWTIG) and the Geosynthetics Interest [...]

Summary: A group of school children were recently given a crash course in waste management by a Port Elizabeth waste management company... A group of school children were recently given [...]

Summary: South Africa produces millions of tonnes of fruit each year that are exported, consumed locally, or processed into value-added products... South Africa produces millions of tonnes of fruit each [...]