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Informal waste pickers are responsible for processing more than 80% of South Africa’s recycled materials, which is an extraordinary contribution to the economy and environment. Photo: Mark Lewis

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

  • Eyaaz
4 min read
Recycle rather than expand or build more landfills.

South Africa’s landfills reaching capacity, not properly managed

The solution is not to expand or build more landfills but rather to focus on recycling, say waste management experts

  • Aarti Bhana
6 min read
MEC Mbali Hlophe wants every household in the province to embrace the idea of food security.

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

  • Derek Davey
10 min read
A Unimog sponsored by Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa for the Clean Surf Project, an NGO dedicated to cleaning up the country’s shores.

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

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

  • Derek Davey
7 min read