As World Environment Day on June 5 urges everyone to Reimagine, Recover and Restore our global ecosystems, Coca-Cola recognises its important role in empowering and investing in the South African recycling sector. Coca-Cola in South Africa,...
According to the Event Greening Forum, the typical conference attendee produces 1.89kg of waste each day, of which 1.16kg will end up in a landfill. Carmen Wagener, Operations Director of Reed Exhibitions Africa says the company’s waste reduction...
EThekwini Municipality Cleansing and Solid Waste Unit has issued an updated plan regarding refuse collection and waste disposal during the national 21-day lockdown. Ethekwini Municipality’s deputy head of communications, Mandla Nsele said domestic...
Unilever South Africa and the African Reclaimer Organisation are partnering with Wits University to help uplift waste pickers. The Johannesburg-based project will focus on educating and encouraging communities to play their part in sustainability...
Durban residents still have to contend with piles of rubbish bags littering their suburbs, despite Durban’s municipal workers’ strike being over. The city announced almost two weeks ago that employees of the water and sanitation department as well...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) supports the recent arrest of nine individuals, including two eThekwini municipal officials, for their involvement in waste tender fraud totaling R 208 million. The IWMSA has also...
Bianca Mularoni, a postgraduate Sustainability student at the University of Edinburgh, explores her journey towards living a low waste life. Nowadays, individuals produces massive amounts of waste in their daily life, with major environmental...
The City of Cape Town has allocated an additional R115 million for clean-up operations as part of its efforts to maintain the beauty the mother city has become renowned for. This comes after calls from residents for the City to keep a lid on...
A new recycling scheme in Amsterdam is quite literally turning waste into worth by taking waste products that would otherwise end up in landfill and converting them into currency. Source: World Economic Forum
