The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has urged South African consumers to make it a waste-free festive season. Its mantra is to ‘refuse, reduce and reuse’ – then recycle. This involves taking reusable products back to shops, cut down on packaging and recycle as much as possible.
In an effort to keep the beauty of the Cape winelands pristine, the Drakenstein Municipality is proposing a bylaw that will ban single-use plastic. This new Integrated Waste Management bylaw could make Drakenstein the first municipality in South...
South Africa’s recycling efforts are gaining momentum. The most recent Fibre Circle statistics show that 72.1% of recyclable paper was diverted from landfills, evidence of both progress and public willingness to participate. Yet for many...
South Africa’s cities are running out of space, not only in landfills but in their ability to sustain outdated models of waste management. The traditional “collect and dispose” approach has reached its limits. Financial deficits, deteriorating...