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Green cement would be a climate win for the globe. Source: Engin Akyurt/Pexels

Cambridge researchers break new ground in green cementLindsey Schutters

Acid mine drainage in Gauteng, South Africa, has polluted the water and soil in Soweto. Courtesy Professor Craig Sheridan, University of the Witwatersrand

Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil – study finds food gardens are at risk

By Lesego Khomo 3 days

Fortinet releases its 2023 Sustainability Report

Fortinet releases its 2023 Sustainability Report

17 May 2024

Source: © 123rf Yaga, a platform for buying and selling preloved fashion in South Africa, gives statistics on the 2023 trends

Resale grows in 2023, as circular fashion shift gains momentum

3 Jan 2024

Jobin Joejoe, deputy managing director at Sony MEA

Sustainable technology can help solve the climate crisis

20 Dec 2023

Nedbank launches new R10m fund to assist 100 startups

Nedbank launches new R10m fund to assist 100 startups

6 Dec 2023

iglide ECO P210 is a super-tough chemical resistant bearing from recycled plastic.

Igus harnesses circular economy for new plain bearing

6 Dec 2023

Rocla supplies 2,866 sanitation units to eThekwini municipality

Rocla supplies 2,866 sanitation units to eThekwini municipality

Rocla 1 Dec 2023

Reaching water neutrality with Propelair

Reaching water neutrality with Propelair

Propelair SA 1 Dec 2023

Source: Hans Ripa/Unsplash

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

Lindsey Schutters 22 Nov 2023

Image: Supplied

Green energy boom and its impact on jobs in SA

22 Nov 2023

World Toilet Day is real, and Propelair is raising awareness!

World Toilet Day is real, and Propelair is raising awareness!

Propelair SA 17 Nov 2023

Image supplied. The CSIR has been named one of the 2023 UNEP Champions of the Earth, for its contribution to the fight against plastic pollution

CSIR work against plastic pollution honoured by UNEP's Champions of the Earth

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

8 key points promoting good practices in sustainable waste management and advancing the circular economy

15 Nov 2023

Image supplied. Mpact Waste Management is now providing sustainable on-site waste management services for Pick n Pay’s super distribution centre at Eastport Logistics Park, near OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng

Sustainability and recycling vision key in Mpact's services for Pick n Pay

14 Nov 2023

Image source: Magda Ehlers from

Govt to tackle plastic pollution with labour, plastic sector

8 Nov 2023

Founder of ENOUGH Ginette Blackbeard

Enough Beauty Health is revolutionising the beauty industry

Aa-isha Hassiem 8 Nov 2023

Image source: Steve Johnson from

SA participates in Cairo Water Week

30 Oct 2023

Dunlop goes green with sustainable classroom construction project in Ladysmith

Dunlop goes green with sustainable classroom construction project in Ladysmith

Sumitomo Dunlop 26 Oct 2023

Rocla revolutionises water purification solutions in South Africa

Rocla revolutionises water purification solutions in South Africa

Rocla 24 Oct 2023

How Coca-Cola is supporting the circular economy

How Coca-Cola is supporting the circular economy

Evan-Lee Courie 18 Oct 2023

The sustainable properties of plastic on show at Propak Cape

The sustainable properties of plastic on show at Propak Cape

Propak Cape 2026 18 Oct 2023

The WWF and Pick n Pay partnership team

Pick n Pay expands carbon emission reduction efforts with help from WWF SA

12 Oct 2023

H&M SA's 'Suitably Dressed' initiative aims to empower job seekers

H&M SA's 'Suitably Dressed' initiative aims to empower job seekers

11 Oct 2023

2023 Eco-Logic Award finalists

9 Oct 2023

Safripol makes bottle-to-bottle recycling a reality for South Africa

Safripol makes bottle-to-bottle recycling a reality for South Africa

Safripol 6 Oct 2023

Pick n Pay launches zero-waste supermarket store

Pick n Pay launches zero-waste supermarket store

5 Oct 2023

All the Sapro Best Recycled Plastic Product Awards 2023 winners

All the Sapro Best Recycled Plastic Product Awards 2023 winners

3 Oct 2023

Applications open for bursaries in environmental field

Applications open for bursaries in environmental field

22 Sep 2023

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Msukaligwa Municipality found guilty of polluting water resources

22 Sep 2023

The Green Point marine outfall is one of three in Cape Town through which millions of litres of sewage are pumped out to sea daily. The City has been ordered to embark on a public participation process over the permits required for the operation of these outfalls. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann | GroundUp

Cape Town ordered to hold public hearings on sewage being pumped into the sea

Steve Kretzmann 21 Sep 2023

Faro: making quality fashion accessible and combatting textile waste in Africa

Faro: making quality fashion accessible and combatting textile waste in Africa

11 Sep 2023

Ardagh Glass Packaging Africa seeks to build largest container plant

Ardagh Glass Packaging Africa seeks to build largest container plant

8 Sep 2023

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Source: © 123rf Yaga, a platform for buying and selling preloved fashion in South Africa, gives statistics on the 2023 trends

Resale grows in 2023, as circular fashion shift gains momentum

3 Jan 2024

Jobin Joejoe, deputy managing director at Sony MEA

Sustainable technology can help solve the climate crisis

20 Dec 2023

Nedbank launches new R10m fund to assist 100 startups

Nedbank launches new R10m fund to assist 100 startups

6 Dec 2023

iglide ECO P210 is a super-tough chemical resistant bearing from recycled plastic.

Igus harnesses circular economy for new plain bearing

6 Dec 2023

Rocla supplies 2,866 sanitation units to eThekwini municipality

Rocla supplies 2,866 sanitation units to eThekwini municipality

Rocla 1 Dec 2023

Reaching water neutrality with Propelair

Reaching water neutrality with Propelair

Propelair SA 1 Dec 2023

Source: Hans Ripa/Unsplash

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

Lindsey Schutters 22 Nov 2023

Image: Supplied

Green energy boom and its impact on jobs in SA

22 Nov 2023

World Toilet Day is real, and Propelair is raising awareness!

World Toilet Day is real, and Propelair is raising awareness!

Propelair SA 17 Nov 2023

Image supplied. The CSIR has been named one of the 2023 UNEP Champions of the Earth, for its contribution to the fight against plastic pollution

CSIR work against plastic pollution honoured by UNEP's Champions of the Earth

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

8 key points promoting good practices in sustainable waste management and advancing the circular economy

15 Nov 2023

Image supplied. Mpact Waste Management is now providing sustainable on-site waste management services for Pick n Pay’s super distribution centre at Eastport Logistics Park, near OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng

Sustainability and recycling vision key in Mpact's services for Pick n Pay

14 Nov 2023

Image source: Magda Ehlers from

Govt to tackle plastic pollution with labour, plastic sector

8 Nov 2023

Founder of ENOUGH Ginette Blackbeard

Enough Beauty Health is revolutionising the beauty industry

Aa-isha Hassiem 8 Nov 2023

Image source: Steve Johnson from

SA participates in Cairo Water Week

30 Oct 2023

Dunlop goes green with sustainable classroom construction project in Ladysmith

Dunlop goes green with sustainable classroom construction project in Ladysmith

Sumitomo Dunlop 26 Oct 2023

Rocla revolutionises water purification solutions in South Africa

Rocla revolutionises water purification solutions in South Africa

Rocla 24 Oct 2023

How Coca-Cola is supporting the circular economy

How Coca-Cola is supporting the circular economy

Evan-Lee Courie 18 Oct 2023

The sustainable properties of plastic on show at Propak Cape

The sustainable properties of plastic on show at Propak Cape

Propak Cape 2026 18 Oct 2023

The WWF and Pick n Pay partnership team

Pick n Pay expands carbon emission reduction efforts with help from WWF SA

12 Oct 2023

H&M SA's 'Suitably Dressed' initiative aims to empower job seekers

H&M SA's 'Suitably Dressed' initiative aims to empower job seekers

11 Oct 2023

2023 Eco-Logic Award finalists

9 Oct 2023

Safripol makes bottle-to-bottle recycling a reality for South Africa

Safripol makes bottle-to-bottle recycling a reality for South Africa

Safripol 6 Oct 2023

Pick n Pay launches zero-waste supermarket store

Pick n Pay launches zero-waste supermarket store

5 Oct 2023

All the Sapro Best Recycled Plastic Product Awards 2023 winners

All the Sapro Best Recycled Plastic Product Awards 2023 winners

3 Oct 2023

Applications open for bursaries in environmental field

Applications open for bursaries in environmental field

22 Sep 2023

Image source: kozorog –

Msukaligwa Municipality found guilty of polluting water resources

22 Sep 2023

The Green Point marine outfall is one of three in Cape Town through which millions of litres of sewage are pumped out to sea daily. The City has been ordered to embark on a public participation process over the permits required for the operation of these outfalls. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann | GroundUp

Cape Town ordered to hold public hearings on sewage being pumped into the sea

Steve Kretzmann 21 Sep 2023

Faro: making quality fashion accessible and combatting textile waste in Africa

Faro: making quality fashion accessible and combatting textile waste in Africa

11 Sep 2023

Supplied image: Tubs2Classrooms - Nageng Primary School Library Launch

Danone SA launches first library built with upcycled yoghurt tubs

8 Sep 2023

Ardagh Glass Packaging Africa seeks to build largest container plant

Ardagh Glass Packaging Africa seeks to build largest container plant

8 Sep 2023

Image source: Alfo Medeiros from

Unpacking the National Biodiversity Offset Guideline

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Nonhlanhla Mnengi 21 Aug 2023

Image source: Khaosai Wongnatthakan –

SAB, ESG Africa launch Beyond Awards for sustainability excellence

17 Aug 2023

Image: GroundUp

Video: This school was made from eco-bricks

Adel Van Niekerk 14 Aug 2023

Tetra Pak school competition highlights importance of recycling liquid board packaging

10 Aug 2023

Image source: Viesturs Radovics –

Study in unpackaged retailing reveals increased affordability for mass market

Nevo Hadas 10 Aug 2023

Image source: Jessica Lewis from

Hidden e-waste: Don't forget about your small electronics

7 Aug 2023

WaterCan lays criminal complaint against CoJ for ongoing sewage pollution

WaterCan lays criminal complaint against CoJ for ongoing sewage pollution

26 Jul 2023

Image source: David Waschbüsch from

The cost of ghost fishing: Can biodegradable gear make a difference?

24 Jul 2023

Load shedding hampering efficiency, effectiveness of waste management sector

Load shedding hampering efficiency, effectiveness of waste management sector

21 Jul 2023

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