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plastic waste

Marshalling for a plastic-free future
Opinion
/ 27 April 2024

Marshalling for a plastic-free future

As world leaders meet at the fourth round of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastics, urgent, bold steps must be taken

By Gerance Mutwol
Disposable masks are the latest pollution problem
The Green Guardian
/ 6 December 2021

Disposable masks are the latest pollution problem

Waste management institute says we should wear reusable masks and learn how to responsibly dispose of old masks

By Marcia Zali
Plastic pollution in 2019 cost South Africa staggering R885bn
The Green Guardian
/ 17 September 2021

Plastic pollution in 2019 cost South Africa staggering R885bn

Yet plans are underway to import more plastic waste into the country and it has not signed global plastics treaty

By Sheree Bega
‘Dung Beetle’ turns tech into art and plastic into fuel
The Green Guardian
/ 16 September 2021

‘Dung Beetle’ turns tech into art and plastic into fuel

Real dung beetles make waste useful and this steel sculpture does the same for plastic

By Tunicia Phillips
Plastic: South Africa is 11th-biggest litterbug
The Green Guardian
/ 25 June 2021

Plastic: South Africa is 11th-biggest litterbug

The country risks ‘pariah status’ for approach to global plastic waste crisis

By Sheree Bega

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