Informal recyclers get an environment upgrade
Earlier this year Tswane Mayor Stevens Mokgalapha announced that informal recyclers also known as reclaimers who operated by the side of the road in Pretoria,...
Category : Greening And Environment
New App to increase business for truck drivers
WRAPP (Waste Recycling App) is an innovative start-up that uses technology to connect independent truck owners to customers who need waste removed from their worksites....
EduPlant up-skill’s disabled learners
Woolworths & EduPlant Programme have been in partnership for 15years and since this partnership, the EduPlant programme has facilitated more than 770 permaculture food gardening...
Unilever pledges to slash use of new plastics
Unilever has committed to reduce plastic waste across its portfolio and help create a circular economy for plastics. The pledge includes halving its use of...
New study: Most plastic found at sea is dumped unlawfully by ships
A significant proportion of marine plastic comes from ships dumping their litter at sea in contravention of international law, according to new research led by...
Walking Green with Sneaker Lab
Jo Farah saw a gap in the sneaker cleaning product industry and decided to start up his own sneaker cleaning brand which is environmentally friendly...
Pacific Ocean plastic problem solved by new clean-up device
Ocean Conservancy has been struggling for years to solve the problem of Great Pacific Garbage Patch in Oceans. Social Entrepreneur Boyan Slat and his team...
Zambian President Rings Alarm on Climate Change
Zambian President Edgar Lungu says climate change threatens to derail his country’s economy, and disruptions to the rainy season have already dampened its outlook. “Climate...
Co-owners of Fiji Water pledge $75 million toward climate research
Co-owners of The Wonderful Company – makers of Fiji Water- Stewart and Lynda Resnick, have pledged 750-million-dollars toward climate change research. The donation will be...
SA in top 3 biodiverse nations
South Africa is one of the world’s top three mega-biodiverse nations, along with Brazil and Indonesia. “We are thus one of the richest countries in...