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Healthcare

#AfricaMonth: Exploring bioplastics as a sustainable and health-conscious solution

Katja Hamilton 28 May 2024

Plastic has a greater value than we think

ESG & Sustainability

Plastic has a greater value than we think

Issued by Safripol 22 Nov 2023

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

Construction & Engineering

Invasive Port Jackson trees, plastic waste offer solution for low-cost housing

12 Apr 2023

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Retail

Consumers rewire priorities around environment, health and human connection

20 Jun 2022

ESG & Sustainability

SA advocates for legally binding instrument on plastic pollution

18 Feb 2022

Nesta Challenges launches CA$14,5m Afri-Plastics Challenge

ESG & Sustainability

Nesta Challenges launches CA$14,5m Afri-Plastics Challenge

3 Aug 2021

Retail

To ban or not to ban plastic shopping bags? Implications and proposed solutions

Asphat Muposhi, Mercy Mpinganjira, Marius Wait 23 Jun 2021

Annual survey reveals plastics recycling figures for 2019

ESG & Sustainability

Annual survey reveals plastics recycling figures for 2019

16 Oct 2020

Tidying up their act for International Coastal Clean-Up

ESG & Sustainability

Tidying up their act for International Coastal Clean-Up

Issued by SAICA 22 Oct 2019

Entries open for SA's inaugural STOMP Awards

ESG & Sustainability

Entries open for SA's inaugural STOMP Awards

16 Oct 2019

Recycling: poorer countries can now refuse plastic waste imports - this could make the system fairer

ESG & Sustainability

Recycling: poorer countries can now refuse plastic waste imports - this could make the system fairer

Jen Allan 27 May 2019

Plastic waste: floating parks made from it could unite communities to tackle pollution

ESG & Sustainability

Plastic waste: floating parks made from it could unite communities to tackle pollution

Katrien Steenmans 10 Jan 2019

Agriculture

A step towards cleaner oceans: Tracking fishing gear to its original owner

12 Feb 2018

A plastic bottle trapped on a coral reef. Tane Sinclair-Taylor, Author provided

ESG & Sustainability

11 billion pieces of plastic bring disease threat to coral reefs

Joleah Lamb 26 Jan 2018

Dave Hakkens upgrades his plastic project to version 3.0

ESG & Sustainability

Dave Hakkens upgrades his plastic project to version 3.0

Megan Moos 28 Jun 2017

A man sorting a sea of plastic bottles at one of the Wecycler hubs in Lagos, Nigeria. Most plastic litter from cities ends up in oceans. Photo: Panos/Joan Bardeletti

ESG & Sustainability

Plastics pose biggest threat to oceans

Zipporah Musau 27 Jun 2017

Around 94% of litter on South African beaches is made of plastic, of which 77% is packaging. Image by Peter Ryan

ESG & Sustainability

Five applications where plastic is not fantastic

Peter Ryan and Coleen Moloney 7 Sep 2016

Plastics SA wins Corporate External Award

ESG & Sustainability

Plastics SA wins Corporate External Award

5 Feb 2015

NRCS destroys 1bn non-compliant plastic bags

Government

NRCS destroys 1bn non-compliant plastic bags

More Matshediso 30 Oct 2014

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