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Household Waste

Ubuntu can help achieve the dream of zero landfill
Thought Leader
/ 14 May 2025

Ubuntu can help achieve the dream of zero landfill

Our waste-management sites are filling up fast, with serious health and environmental consequences

By Thando Mazibuko
Waste and Chemical Management
Article
/ 21 September 2018

Waste and Chemical Management

Winner: Bokashi Bran

By Sipho Kings
Yes, you can recycle your paper cups and milk cartons
Article
/ 21 September 2018

Yes, you can recycle your paper cups and milk cartons

Technology has advanced and by recycling these, you can help to create jobs and reduce landfills

By Staff Reporter
The future of waste management in Africa
Article
/ 20 April 2018

The future of waste management in Africa

Achieving zero waste is not just a pipe dream

By Advertising Supplement
Solid waste management and sustainable development
Article
/ 20 April 2018

Solid waste management and sustainable development

Waste management is a basic human need and can also be regarded as a basic human right

By Malilomo Francisca Nkhabu
Nairobi can fix its serious waste problem
Africa
/ 20 March 2018

Nairobi can fix its serious waste problem

Nairobi has failed to prioritise waste disposal which means that it has a massive garbage problem.

By Staff Reporter
World’s biggest fly farm coming to Cape Town
Article
/ 10 July 2014

World’s biggest fly farm coming to Cape Town

Apart from its scenic tourist attractions, the Mother City will soon boast a massive commercial fly farm with 8.5-billion insects.

By Staff Reporter
Drowning in a sea of waste
Article
/ 6 January 2012

Drowning in a sea of waste

The convenience of using plastic leaves our world smothered in rubbish.

By Juliette Jowit
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Article
/ 9 April 2009

A waste of energy

Landfills are a potential source of power but authorities are not doing enough to harness it, writes Faranaaz Parker.

By Faranaaz Parker
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Article
/ 14 August 2008

Japan’s quest for a zero-waste community

The tiny village if Kamikatsu, in the densely wooded mountains of Shikoku island in south-west Japan, has a new obsession: rubbish.

By Justin Mccurry

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