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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Record paper recycling rates signal circular economy shift

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

REACT drives inclusive recycling in CT with hubs relaunch

1 day

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Microplastics' escalating threat to SA health, environment

21 Jul 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

#WorldPopulationDay: Urgent solutions for the global waste crisis amid population surge

Justin Bott 11 Jul 2025

How this entrepreneur is creating jobs in waste management

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How this entrepreneur is creating jobs in waste management

27 Jun 2025

Primary & Secondary Education

Pick n Pay School Club supports over 111k teachers with free educational kits

26 Jun 2025

Petco’s efforts saved 76,000m³ of South Africa’s scarce landfill space in 2024. Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How Petco saved 76,000m³ of recyclable packaging in 2024

26 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf In 2024, 258,000 apps for iOS and Android operating systems were downloaded per minute for all types of publishers, with in-app purchase revenue up 12.5% to $150bn

Digital

2024 in-app purchase revenue up to $150bn, but app downloads decrease

23 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

Tetra Pak's manufacturer base educates schoolgoers in The Recycle Carton campaign

ESG

Tetra Pak's manufacturer base educates schoolgoers in The Recycle Carton campaign

31 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf A new R300-million processing facility - a first-of-its-kind technology for Africa - will add an extra 15,000 tonnes per annum of food-grade recycled PET output capacity (Pictured: plastic bottles ready for recycling)

Circular Economy & Waste Management

First for Africa R300m PET recycling plant to add 15,000 tons capacity annually; critical for export-oriented industries

17 Sep 2024

Woodlands Dairy unveils new sustainability campaign: The truth tastes good

ESG & Sustainability

Woodlands Dairy unveils new sustainability campaign: The truth tastes good

Issued by Woodlands Dairy 10 Jan 2024

All the Sapro Best Recycled Plastic Product Awards 2023 winners

Exhibitions & Events

All the Sapro Best Recycled Plastic Product Awards 2023 winners

3 Oct 2023

How Coca-Cola is supporting the circular economy

ESG

How Coca-Cola is supporting the circular economy

Evan-Lee Courie 18 Oct 2023

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Tetra Pak school competition highlights importance of recycling liquid board packaging

10 Aug 2023

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Major brands, retailers are meeting plastic collection, recycling targets

29 Jun 2023

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ESG

Circular economy gets Coca-Cola's backing

27 Jun 2023

Klaus Plenge, managing director for Tetra Pak Southern Africa.

Packaging

Klaus Plenge named MD for Tetra Pak Southern Africa

5 Jun 2023

We turned to you, our customers, to understand and answer your most frequently asked questions

Packaging

We turned to you, our customers, to understand and answer your most frequently asked questions

Issued by Mpact 25 Oct 2022

Let's plastic responsibly

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Let's plastic responsibly

Issued by KAP Limited 20 Sep 2022

Some things just don't go together

ESG

Some things just don't go together

Issued by Mpact 19 Sep 2022

Managing plastic waste

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Managing plastic waste

Issued by KAP Limited 2 Jan 2022

Innovative products and technology help SA pet care market's tail to wag

Research

Innovative products and technology help SA pet care market's tail to wag

Issued by Insight Survey 22 Aug 2022

How Petco's Project Up is using blockchain technology to boost SA's recycling efforts

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How Petco's Project Up is using blockchain technology to boost SA's recycling efforts

7 Jun 2022

Innovative heat-seal grape punnet optimises value chain

Packaging

Innovative heat-seal grape punnet optimises value chain

Issued by Mpact 23 May 2022

Happy birthday, EPR!

Packaging

Happy birthday, EPR!

Issued by Mpact 5 May 2022

Green Corridors honoured for its environmental conservation efforts

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Green Corridors honoured for its environmental conservation efforts

6 Apr 2022

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

ESG & Sustainability

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

18 Mar 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

Pick n Pay trolley awarded as winner of Sapro competition for best recycled product of 2021

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Pick n Pay trolley awarded as winner of Sapro competition for best recycled product of 2021

27 Oct 2021

South Africa's recycling sector gets tech boost

ESG & Sustainability

South Africa's recycling sector gets tech boost

21 Oct 2021

Mpact's 3-step guide for EPR compliance before 5 November

ESG

Mpact's 3-step guide for EPR compliance before 5 November

Issued by Mpact 15 Oct 2021

Fashion & Homeware

Entries open for Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2021

16 Aug 2021

Jury chairs for the Warc Awards for Media 2021. Rajoielle Register, Ron Amram, Siew Ting Foo and Sarita Rao.

Events & Conferencing

Warc Awards for Media 2021 juries announced

27 Jul 2021

Petco board chair Tshidi Ramogase. Source: Supplied

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Petco diversifies into multi-materials

21 Jun 2021

Annual South African Plastics Recycling Survey results released

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Annual South African Plastics Recycling Survey results released

19 Mar 2021

2021 Petco Awards winners announced

Circular Economy & Waste Management

2021 Petco Awards winners announced

5 Mar 2021

We're mastering circularity - beyond the beverage industry!

Packaging

We're mastering circularity - beyond the beverage industry!

Issued by Mpact 2 Mar 2021

Litter4Tokens founder awarded 2 Stevie Awards for Women in Business

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Litter4Tokens founder awarded 2 Stevie Awards for Women in Business

15 Dec 2020

Bophelo Recycling recognised for improving lives, livelihoods in Ermelo

ESG & Sustainability

Bophelo Recycling recognised for improving lives, livelihoods in Ermelo

8 Dec 2020

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020 winners list

Fashion & Homeware

Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020 winners list

23 Nov 2020

Here are the Pendoring Awards 2020 finalists

Pendoring

Here are the Pendoring Awards 2020 finalists

6 Nov 2020

CCBSA expands rollout of returnable PET plastic bottles

Packaging

CCBSA expands rollout of returnable PET plastic bottles

3 Sep 2020

Nominations now open for Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020

Fashion & Homeware

Nominations now open for Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2020

3 Sep 2020

62% of PET plastic beverage bottles produced in SA in 2019 recycled - PETCO

Circular Economy & Waste Management

62% of PET plastic beverage bottles produced in SA in 2019 recycled - PETCO

2 Jul 2020

Successful Joburg recycling pilot programme set to expand

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Successful Joburg recycling pilot programme set to expand

24 Jun 2020

Lockdown relief secured for waste pickers

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Lockdown relief secured for waste pickers

14 Apr 2020