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Waste, food and power: How hospitals fuel climate change
Health
/ 18 November 2024

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 doing this

By Zano Kunene and Sipokazi Fokazi
Creating food security through training, technology and the establishment of Buy-Back Centres for recycling waste
Partner Content
/ 17 May 2024

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

By Thabo Mohlala
CCBSA, local communities join forces to help create a World Without Waste
Partner Content
/ 1 December 2023

CCBSA, local communities join forces to help create a World Without Waste

The goal is for every package to have more than one life

By CCBSA
How informal recyclers view their work
The Green Guardian
/ 13 November 2023

How informal recyclers view their work

Informal recycling gives people a sense of purpose and fulfilment and contributes hugely to recycling in the country

By Dr Olivia Loots and Palisa Ntsala
Towards a world without waste
Partner Content
/ 22 September 2023

Towards a world without waste

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invests in circular economy to promote employment and environmental good

By Jamaine Krige
Samsung – Bringing FOUR New Ways to Live Sustainably
Partner Content
/ 28 August 2023

Samsung – Bringing FOUR New Ways to Live Sustainably

Focusing on Recycled Materials, Eco-Packaging, Energy Efficiency and Recycling/Upcycling 

By Samsung
It’s time to draw the line on waste
Partner Content
/ 23 June 2023

It’s time to draw the line on waste

How separation at source will protect our environment and support the economy

By Special Reports
Turning plastic bottle tops and bread tags into wheelchairs
The Green Guardian
/ 21 March 2023

Turning plastic bottle tops and bread tags into wheelchairs

The Sweethearts Foundation sells the plastic to recyclers and buys wheelchairs

By Gemma Gatticchi
Complacency is the enemy in waste recycling
Opinion
/ 12 October 2022

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

By Carmen Jordaan
How an African artist turns electronic waste to works of art
Africa
/ 3 May 2022

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.

By Ange Kumassi
Plastic waste is a planetary crisis
The Green Guardian
/ 24 February 2022

Plastic waste is a planetary crisis

A United Nations meeting in Kenya is a step towards developing a legally binding global treaty that will decisively tackle plastic pollution

By Sheree Bega
Eastern Cape learners’ project feeds school children
The Green Guardian
/ 24 January 2022

Eastern Cape learners’ project feeds school children

A youth empowerment programme has seen an increased interest in climate and environment issues.

By Marcia Zali
Africa’s first green school ‘cultivates a love of nature’
The Green Guardian
/ 21 January 2022

Africa’s first green school ‘cultivates a love of nature’

The Paarl campus of Green School South Africa uses solar power and climate-smart water management systems.

By Sheree Bega
Residents warned City of Joburg about deadly Goudkoppies landfill years before murders
National
/ 14 January 2022

Residents warned City of Joburg about deadly Goudkoppies landfill years before murders

The residents live less than 500 metres from the landfill and have, for several years, complained to the city’s various entities.

By Tunicia Phillips
Western Cape schools benefit from zero waste project
Education
/ 28 November 2021

Western Cape schools benefit from zero waste project

The initiative provides schools with a toolkit to reduce the waste they send to landfills by recycling more effectively

By Warren Hewitt
South Africa and other countries ignore waste reduction in climate plan
The Green Guardian
/ 4 November 2021

South Africa and other countries ignore waste reduction in climate plan

‘If plastic were a country, it would already be the fifth-largest emitter in the world’

By Sheree Bega
New electronic waste management regulations will take effect in November
The Green Guardian
/ 18 October 2021

New electronic waste management regulations will take effect in November

Producers and importers of electronic goods will be legally responsible for end-of-life management of their products from 5 November

By Marcia Zali
Plastic bottles most ‘sustainable’ water packaging option – industry
The Green Guardian
/ 4 October 2021

Plastic bottles most ‘sustainable’ water packaging option – industry

But conservation group questions the applicability of the US study to South Africa and says people should rather drink tap water

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
New plan to tackle marine pollution
The Green Guardian
/ 18 June 2021

New plan to tackle marine pollution

The environment department’s Source-to-Sea initiative will create 1 600 work opportunities

By Chris Gilili
We developed a simple process to recycle urine. Here’s how it’s done
Opinion
/ 19 November 2020

We developed a simple process to recycle urine. Here’s how it’s done

Most of the wastewater produced worldwide receives no treatment and the nutrients in wastewater go to waste. Here’s how households can draw these nutrients from urine

By Prithvi Simha, Christopher Buckley and Jenna Senecal
Carrots work better than sticks
Article
/ 27 September 2019

Carrots work better than sticks

Can the right incentives close the gap between idea and execution in sustainability policy?

By Cayleigh Bright
Profit and the planet
Article
/ 27 September 2019

Profit and the planet

Change needs to happen at an organisational level – but that starts with pressure from consumers

By James Nash
Shanghai leads battle against China’s rising mountain of trash
Article
/ 15 July 2019

Shanghai leads battle against China’s rising mountain of trash

On July 1, Shanghai launched China’s most ambitious garbage separation and recycling programme ever

By Lianchao Lan and Dan Martin
Alternative straws: the long and the short of it
Article
/ 3 May 2019

Alternative straws: the long and the short of it

Plastic straws and their role in environmental sustainability remain an issue of global concern

By Aaisha Dadi Patel
Letters to the editor: April 26 to May 2
Article
/ 26 April 2019

Letters to the editor: April 26 to May 2

Our readers write in about plastic waste and an article on President Jair Bolsonaro

By Letters
China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos
Article
/ 23 April 2019

China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos

In mainland China, imports of plastic waste have dropped from 600 000 tonnes per month in 2016 to about 30 000 a month in 2018

By Sam Reeves
Death or taxes for polluting plastic
Article
/ 18 April 2019

Death or taxes for polluting plastic

South Africa’s apathetic attitude to plastic use requires an intervention — but what would work here?

By Lynley Donnelly
Letters to the editor: April 18 to 25
Article
/ 18 April 2019

Letters to the editor: April 18 to 25

Our readers write in about the University of Cape Town, recycling and the South African Jewish Board of Deputies

By Letters
Your recycling isn’t being recycled
Article
/ 15 February 2019

Your recycling isn’t being recycled

Despite national plans to reuse waste and reduce SA’s carbon emissions, too much rubbish is still going into landfills and
money is being lost

By Sipho Kings
Kinshasa is drowning in waste
Africa
/ 5 December 2018

Kinshasa is drowning in waste

The Congolese capital does not have a functioning garbage collection system. Consequences for the health of the "Kinois" are catastrophic

By Deutsche Welle 1
Waste and Chemical Management
Article
/ 21 September 2018

Waste and Chemical Management

Winner: Bokashi Bran

By Sipho Kings
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