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Averda offers cold cutting and hydro demolition services

Aug 20, 2019

Averda is a multifaceted global company that operates in South Africa. The business specialises in waste management services, including recycling and landfill management. However, Averda offers other

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Woolworths commits to more plastic bag-free stores

Aug 20, 2019

Woolworths opens more plastic bag-free stores

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The popular South African supermarket chain, Woolworths, has announced its commitment to opening three new plastic bag-free stores after trialling its first concept in the Western Cape.

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Some biodegradable plastic doesn’t break down

Aug 19, 2019

Biodegradable plastic lid remains in tact in soil

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The term ‘biodegradable’ suggests that the material is able to break down if left out in the environment. Biodegradable plastic is often seen as a cleaner and

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Which are the world’s most wasteful countries?

Aug 19, 2019

World map showing most wasteful countries

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Recent studies have concluded that the average household produces more than a tonne of waste every year. Global e-card business, eCo2 Greetings, has stated that household waste

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Rhodes University students’ e-waste idea in running for $1-million prize

Aug 16, 2019

Rhodes University students win e-waste prize

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Four Rhodes University PhD students have won the 2019 Hult Prize Challenge, putting them in the running for a $1-million (~R14.7-million) prize. The chemistry students created an

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180 countries sign agreement to tackle plastic in the oceans

Aug 16, 2019

Plastic waste on beaches will be focus of UN agreement

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The United Nations has agreed to amend the Basel Convention in order to make global trade in plastic waste better regulated and more transparent. 180 member states

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What nature can teach us about recycling and the circular economy

Aug 15, 2019

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When it comes to circular systems that make use of waste to create new things, the Earth is a near-perfect example. Our planet has managed to sustain

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Johannesburg launches first plastic-free store

Aug 14, 2019

The Refillery plastic-free store in Johannesburg

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Johannesburg now has its first plastic-free grocery store. The Refillery, located at Cedar Square in Fourways, sells a wide range of bulk products without any plastic packaging

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Plastic waste: a major contributor to global warming

Aug 14, 2019

Landfill plastic waste causing global warming

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Plastic waste not only threatens our environment and the animals that inhabit it; there are invisible effects of plastic pollution on the climate too. New scientific studies

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First zero-waste commercial flight a success

Aug 13, 2019

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The world’s first zero-waste commercial flight took place in May 2019. Qantas flight QF739 from Sydney to Adelaide was the first flight to produce absolutely no landfill

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Recycling food waste can save the Earth

Aug 13, 2019

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Human activities such as industrialisation, urbanisation and food production are key contributors to the global warming crisis. Food production accounts for a quarter of all global carbon

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How retailers are pushing boundaries with sustainability

Aug 12, 2019

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Supermarkets in South Africa are taking the reins when it comes to fighting waste and improving sustainability. Most retailers are starting to make changes to their products

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Hotel Verde reduces waste-to-landfill through restaurant

Aug 09, 2019

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The award-winning sustainable hotel, Hotel Verde, is still pushing the envelope when it comes to green hospitality practices. Its most recent efforts have been to minimise waste-to-landfill

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Turning pollution into valuable products

Aug 09, 2019

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Reversing the negative effects of pollution can sometimes be as easy as cleaning up waste and litter. If people can turn this pollution into valuable products in

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Breakthrough discovery in plastic recycling

Aug 07, 2019

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Researchers at the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have formulated a plastic that can be recycled from the inside out. The new

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What do the number symbols on plastic mean?

Aug 07, 2019

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Most of the plastic products we purchase have a symbol on them that is familiar. It looks like a recycling symbol (three bent arrows forming a triangle)

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Nampak offers aluminium and carton alternatives to plastic packaging

Jul 29, 2019

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Africa’s largest packaging company, Nampak, is planning on replacing its plastic beverage bottles with aluminium cans and paperboard cartons. As consumer resistance to plastic packaging increases, Nampak

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Interactive card game promotes waste control in Africa

Jul 29, 2019

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A new interactive card game has been designed and developed to promote waste control and raise awareness about illegal dumping of litter in Africa. The game, called

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Virgin Active Constantia receives net-zero waste rating

Jul 25, 2019

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The Virgin Active health club in Constantia, Cape Town, has received a net-zero waste certification from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA). The gym managed

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How will the Carbon Tax Bill affect businesses in South Africa?

Jul 18, 2019

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South Africa’s new Carbon Tax Bill has been nearly 10 years in the making but it was finally signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the

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