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Circular Economy & Waste Management

5 fairness flaws the UN’s new plastics treaty must change

Anna Barford and Jakob T. Pruess 9 Dec 2024

Recyclable items collected and sorted at the African Reclaimers Organisation’s sorting centre are compressed using a baler machine before being sold to buy-back centres. Photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Waste pickers create their own recycling centre

Masego Mafata 12 Mar 2024

Source: © 123rf South Africa’s municipalities cannot modernise and acquire waste processing facilities to divert waste from landfill unless there is public-private sector investment

Circular Economy & Waste Management

8 key points promoting good practices in sustainable waste management and advancing the circular economy

15 Nov 2023

How Coca-Cola is supporting the circular economy

ESG

How Coca-Cola is supporting the circular economy

Evan-Lee Courie 18 Oct 2023

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ESG

Circular economy gets Coca-Cola's backing

27 Jun 2023

Civil society organisations, SA government welcome resolution to tackle plastic trash

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Civil society organisations, SA government welcome resolution to tackle plastic trash

4 Mar 2022

Informal waste collection shouldn't let plastic polluters off the hook: here's why

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Informal waste collection shouldn't let plastic polluters off the hook: here's why

Teresa Sandra Perez 4 Feb 2022

Johannesburg is threatening to sideline informal waste pickers. Why it's a bad idea

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Johannesburg is threatening to sideline informal waste pickers. Why it's a bad idea

Melanie Samson 4 May 2021

Informal waste management in Lagos is big business: policies need to support the trade

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Informal waste management in Lagos is big business: policies need to support the trade

Chidi Nzeadibe et al. 13 Jan 2021

Covid-19: Short-term pessimism, long-term optimism

FMCG

Covid-19: Short-term pessimism, long-term optimism

Rowan Leibbrandt 4 May 2020

Reconsidering South Africa's approach to waste pickers

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Reconsidering South Africa's approach to waste pickers

Lucas Nowicki 22 Feb 2019

Concern rises over tougher waste control

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Concern rises over tougher waste control

Mark Allix 24 Apr 2017

SAB Foundation announces finalists of Social Innovation awards

ESG & Sustainability

SAB Foundation announces finalists of Social Innovation awards

17 Sep 2015