The rise of the term “conscious fashion” suggests that much of the industry has been anything but conscious. For decades, fashion has been driven by overproduction, overconsumption, and waste, with little regard for the environmental and social...
Recycling operations are context-based, with no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. For recycling to be effective, it must be adapted to circumstances. “We have no control over what the client wants us to get rid of, we have to deal with whatever is...
Now that the Association of Water and Sanitation Institutions of South Africa (AWSISA) conference is upon us, it’s an important moment to reflect upon our progress in establishing the additional catchment management agencies (CMAs). Last year,...
River pollution represents a public health crisis. The polluted water is not only an immediate harm to informal settlements that rely on it, but also a threat to natural ecosystems, and the water infrastructure that was not designed to handle the...
