Tag: waste management
Reducing waste at our fingertips
Every day, Cape Town generates about enough waste to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool. In light of this, and following International Zero Waste Day, the City’s Urban Waste Management Directorate...
Cape Town bags first Waste Strategy for a cleaner city
Council recently approved Cape Town’s first Waste Strategy. This proactive game plan outlines the City’s approach over the next 10 years to manage waste...
Petco welcomes new CEO
ONE of South Africa’s leading producer responsibility organisations (PRO), Petco, has bid farewell to industry stalwart Cheri Scholtz and welcomed a new CEO, Telly...
Lackeby innovation transforms septic handling at Broby WWTP
BROBY WWTP, a small waste water treatment plant in Sweden, had a pressing need to reduce the momentarily high biological load which occurred when...
Making Recycling a Habit! Fibre Circle brings the Green Economy to Good Work Foundation...
Environmental education has received a welcome boost in rural Mpumalanga and the Free State, thanks to a new partnership between education non-profit the Good Work...
MetPac-SA and Phoenix for the planet join forces to boost community recycling efforts
METPAC-SA - the Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) for South Africa’s metal packaging industry - has extended its partnership with Phoenix for the Planet, a...
Can circular thinking go beyond economics to help solve public health issues?
Hugh Tyrrell is director of GreenEdge, a marketing communications and behaviour change consultancy specialising in the circular economy.
RECENT reports of childrens’ deaths in townships...
The responsible disposal of lithium batteries is vital to protect our environmental ecosystems
As more individuals are choosing to live and work off the grid to avoid the inconvenience of loadshedding, there is increased demand for lithium-ion...
Partnership fuels environmental and social transformation in Bellville
The Greater Tygerberg Partnership (GTP), and the EPR Waste Association of South Africa NPO (eWASA) have partnered in a groundbreaking partnership aimed at driving...
R51 million plan to help keep Cape Town clean this summer in full swing
The City’s Urban Waste Management Directorate’s R51 million Festive Season Cleansing Programme is well under way, keeping Cape Town clean this summer. The programme is...
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