One of the best ways to recycle packaging is to squash it tight into a plastic bottle, writes u|Chief editor Simon […]
Ecobricks – great solution for domestic plastic recycling
Plastics… villain, victim or ‘too valuable to waste’?
Each year, millions of people around the world are encouraged to refuse single-use plastics as part of “Plastic Free July”. According […]
Recycling sparks boom in second-hand market
Trading in second-hand goods is as old as business itself – and now it’s enjoying a rising new wave of popularity, […]
The week in recycling: Friday 23 March
Recycling Technologies raises €4.2m from crowdfunding UK-based Recycling Technologies has closed a fundraising campaign on Crowdcube, raising three times the amount […]
Running shoes, fresh from the ocean
Footwear giant Adidas have announced that they shipped and sold over 1 million pairs of shoes in 2017 that were manufactured […]
Message in a coffee cup
Starbucks is being held to a decade-old recycling pledge they made in terms of using more sustainable packaging. Almost 900 000 […]
PETCO and partners relieve pressure on Western Cape recycling capacity
Above (left to right): Shahid Kazmi (Extrupet), Caspar Elbers (Propet), Peter White (Propet), Alison Davison (City of Cape Town), Gregg Adams […]
The crisis of cash: a wakeup call for the recycling industry
With China cutting back on the amount of recycling it takes from Australia, the glory days of easy recycling have come […]
Tourism taps into lessons learned from Cape Town water crisis
Tourism brings in almost 10% of South Africa’s GDP, which makes it imperative that the country doesn’t suffer any jobs losses […]
South Africa’s Smart Cities are Driving Sustainability
Property development and nature might not automatically go hand in hand, but more and more developers are moving towards incorporating nature […]
Life Healthcare opens water filtration plant in the Western Cape
Life Healthcare, one of South Africa’s largest private healthcare groups, opened its water filtration plant at Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital at […]
GROUNDSWELL ~ supporting enviropreneurs
Are you an entrepreneur committed to solving environmental challenges? Can your product or service unlock possibilities in water and resource sustainability? […]
Smart recycling solutions for Vietnam and beyond
Global Fiberglass Solutions, an American smart recycling and manufacturing firm, has made its transcontinental business collaboration debut by signing a partnership […]
The future of artificial football pitch recycling
Artificial turf surfaces becoming more and more common in world football The use of artificial turf pitches is a major aid […]