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What is the best recycled plastic product of 2013?

The South African Plastics Recycling Organisation (SAPRO) is reminding companies or individuals wishing to enter their products for the 2013 Best Recycled Plastic Product of the Year Competition that the closing date is around the corner.  All...

How to Go Green at home

Some of the worst green crimes are in the home. http://www.WatchMojo.com speaks with environmental writer Adria Vasil to get a few tips to go green at home, whether you own or rent. Source:Watchmojo

Carbon tax comes into effect from 2015

A carbon tax will come into effect from 2015, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced in Parliament during the tabling of his Budget Speech on 27 February 2013. “Government proposed to price carbon by way of a carbon tax, at the rate of R120 per...

Beverage bottling recycling grows 18%: PETCO

2012 marked a period of continued achievement for the PET Plastic Recycling Company (PETCO) and its 28 signatories, contributing to the increased recovery and recycling of PET plastic beverage bottles and the diversion of material from landfill....
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Consultants in engineering define sustainability

Pictured: Karien Erasmus, Sustainability manager at GIBB The South African National Development Plan will see R4-trillion invested in infrastructure over the next 15 years and as a result some of the most underdeveloped parts of the country will...
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Top environmental law student recognised

Pictured: Ayesha Motala is the top environmental law student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in 2012.  She was awarded the prestigious Garlicke&Bousfield Environmental Law Award for 2012.  Ayesha Motala is pictured receiving her prize...