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Retailers urged to ditch plastic bags before 2027 deadline

ESG

Retailers urged to ditch plastic bags before 2027 deadline

2 days

City of Mbombela and Fibre Circle join forces to advance recycling and green economy goals

Circular Economy & Waste Management

City of Mbombela and Fibre Circle join forces to advance recycling and green economy goals

Dumisani Khumalo, Issued by Fibre Circle 21 Oct 2025

Urban models turning waste into opportunity

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Urban models turning waste into opportunity

Warren Hewitt, Issued by The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 14 Oct 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

How South Africa’s waste reforms and renewable energy are driving job creation

22 Sep 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Legislative compliance: How retailers can reach net zero

Emily Gammon and Paula-Ann Novotny 2 Jul 2025

Recycling vs upcycling: What’s the difference and why it matters?

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Recycling vs upcycling: What’s the difference and why it matters?

Issued by dotGOOD 17 Mar 2025

Hear from leading packaging industry specialists at Propak Africa 2025

Exhibitions & Events

Hear from leading packaging industry specialists at Propak Africa 2025

Issued by Propak Africa 4 Mar 2025

Ashley du Plooy, Chief Executive Officer at ERA

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Why 2025 looks green for SA

Ashley du Plooy 20 Jan 2025

Kate Stubbs, Marketing Director at Interwaste

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Turning waste into wealth - SA’s ESG roadmap for 2025

Kate Stubbs 14 Jan 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

EPR free riders beware - regulator to strengthen enforcement against non-compliance

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Michelle Morris 24 Oct 2024

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

ERA's E-waste Day campaign is back to encourage recycling of electronics

10 Oct 2024

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Hardware

Black Friday’s environmental impact is an e-waste crisis

Lindsey Schutters 22 Nov 2023

Consumers prefer paper packaging, want more packaging return programmes

Packaging

Consumers prefer paper packaging, want more packaging return programmes

16 Nov 2023

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

ESG

Woolworths brings in Circular Energy to manage used lamps and batteries

31 Jul 2023

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

How will the EPR impact SA's waste pickers?

2 Jun 2023

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Unpacking additions to EPR Scheme; further proposed amendments

Lerato Molefi, Paula-Ann Novotny and Hassan Mahlawe 23 May 2023

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Legislation & Regulation

Call to comment on proposed amendment of regulations for waste sector

9 May 2023

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Afri-Plastics Summit 2023: Ensuring gender empowerment for women in waste management

Shan Radcliffe 16 Mar 2023

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Environmentally sound waste management is vital as solar power dependence rises

7 Feb 2023

Addressing the elephant in the 'green energy' room - solar and wind power waste

Sustainability

Addressing the elephant in the 'green energy' room - solar and wind power waste

20 Jan 2023

Why SA's green energy transition must include plans for waste disposal

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Why SA's green energy transition must include plans for waste disposal

4 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2022: Better waste management will be critical to a sustainable future

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Better waste management will be critical to a sustainable future

Kate Stubbs 7 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Circularity, industrial symbiosis and carbon reduction will drive waste management in 2022

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Circularity, industrial symbiosis and carbon reduction will drive waste management in 2022

Brian Kusel 5 Jan 2022

PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa to curb use of virgin plastics

FMCG

PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa to curb use of virgin plastics

3 Jan 2022

Packaging

SA's biggest retailers and brands move towards eco-friendly packaging

Nonhlelo Nhleko, Paula-Ann Novotny and Ziyanda Ngcobo 6 Dec 2021

EPR regulation: Doubling down on plastic bag producers

Regulatory

EPR regulation: Doubling down on plastic bag producers

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Emma Bleeker 29 Apr 2021

Unpacking the effectiveness of SA legislature in trying to reinvent the EPR wheel

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Unpacking the effectiveness of SA legislature in trying to reinvent the EPR wheel

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Emma Bleeker 19 Apr 2021

Public comment sought on ERP in the waste sector

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Public comment sought on ERP in the waste sector

29 Mar 2021

Draft regulations place greater responsibility on producers of lighting, electronic, paper and packaging products

Legislation & Regulation

Draft regulations place greater responsibility on producers of lighting, electronic, paper and packaging products

Francois Joubert and Julia Rushton 21 Jul 2020