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Africa’s doors open for sustainable energy

A new platform to help fast-track African sustainable energy development projects was officially introduced in Nairobi, Kenya, this week. The introduction of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency’s Africa Sustainable Energy...

Outdated waste warning symbols a barrier to trade

South African businesses that do not switch to the new hazardous chemical warning symbols may lose international trade opportunities due to noncompliance with global packaging regulations. The Responsible Packaging Management Association of South...

Old fishing nets get a new lease on life

Discarded fishing nets on the coast of the Philippines have received a second chance to be useful thanks to the Interface Net-Works programme. The programme which involves collecting discarded nets along beaches and turning them into nylon carpet...

Ecological disaster prevented off Bluewater Bay

Swift action by members of the South African Plastics Industry and local environmental officials prevented what could have been an environmental disaster last week, after gale-force winds blew 23 containers off a cargo vessel, the Seroya Lima, as...