The environmentally friendly goals of renewable energy have driven demand for the extraction and processing of minerals for lithium-ion batteries, wind turbines, motors and solar panels. Fortunately, technology is available to minimise any adverse...
In the face of a mounting global waste crisis, an inspiring group of friends from the Western Cape has taken up the challenge to really make a difference, one school at a time. Enter the world of Plant the Seed, a visionary business on a mission to...
Plastics SA, the umbrella body representing the South African plastics industry, has released its official response following the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding...
Newly released data shows that several major South African brands are meeting targets when it comes to collecting and recycling the plastic packaging in which their products are sold, and keeping it out of the environment. The audited data was...
Reduce, reuse and recycle. This is the message Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) continues to reiterate in an effort to beat plastic pollution. Plastic pollution in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro where the Volkswagen Kariega manufacturing plant is...
As a country, there is no doubt we are facing a magnitude of issues that border on human rights violations – challenges that have a longroad to resolution. By Kate Stubbs Not only are we in the throes of one of the worst power crises the country...
Mpact Recycling, the collection arm of one of the leading recycling companies in South Africa, Mpact Group, is proud to announce the release of its exceptional 2022 figures. The company collected over 700,000 tonnes of recyclables in 2022, a...
Bringing together government, academia, scientists, business and citizen activists to collaborate on solutions could go a long way towards alleviating a water and wastewater crisis in South Africa. This is according to water and wastewater...
More than 40 local, district and provincial municipalities countrywide have benefitted from strategic sustainability partnerships in 2021/2 – not just improving waste collection and PET plastic recycling rates, but also creating much-needed income...
