Recycling
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National emergency: The urban models turning waste into opportunity
An innovative project for informal waste pickers in Cape Town demonstrates how empowerment and a circular economy can make a difference
Join Sneaker LAB in Protecting Hout Bay on World Cleanup Day
On World Cleanup Day on 20 September 2025, Sneaker LAB and Sentinel Ocean Alliance are inviting Cape Town to join a Hout Bay cleanup. Sneaker LAB, the Cape Town-born global…
Beyond the bin: Rethinking bioplastic waste for a circular future
Stellenbosch University has developed a process involving enzymes that can break down bioplastics
Ubuntu can help achieve the dream of zero landfill
Our waste-management sites are filling up fast, with serious health and environmental consequences
Upcycle for a greener fashion industry – but beware intellectual property infringement
Upcyclers must ensure that their activities comply with IP laws to avoid legal challenges from trade mark owners who may claim infringement of their brand
Waste, food and power: How hospitals fuel climate change
Almost 5% of the world’s carbon emissions come from the healthcare sector. Rethinking how hospitals run can get this down. But healthcare workers say regulations stop them from…
Creating food security through training, technology and the establishment of Buy-Back Centres for recycling waste
Initiatives by the Gauteng Department of Social Development, Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment
CCBSA, local communities join forces to help create a World Without Waste
The goal is for every package to have more than one life
How informal recyclers view their work
Informal recycling gives people a sense of purpose and fulfilment and contributes hugely to recycling in the country
Towards a world without waste
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invests in circular economy to promote employment and environmental good
Samsung – Bringing FOUR New Ways to Live Sustainably
Focusing on Recycled Materials, Eco-Packaging, Energy Efficiency and Recycling/Upcycling
It’s time to draw the line on waste
How separation at source will protect our environment and support the economy
Turning plastic bottle tops and bread tags into wheelchairs
The Sweethearts Foundation sells the plastic to recyclers and buys wheelchairs
Complacency is the enemy in waste recycling
South Africa is running out of landfill space for our solid waste, which also contributes to greenhouse gas emissions – but the good news is we can easily be part of the solution
How an African artist turns electronic waste to works of art
Mounou Désiré Koffi is bringing attention to the world’s e-waste menace by using dead cell phone keyboards in his art.