Archive for 'Volume 2 Issue 6'
Communities tackle waste management
Posted on 14. Apr, 2012 by Cara.
Environmental best practice in not-for-profit organisations, sponsored by Nedbank Winner: All Hands on Waste For the past three years, the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality in the Eastern Cape has been declared one of the cleanest metropolitan municipalities in South Africa by the national department of environmental affairs. In 2009 the municipality was named cleanest town. [...]
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Pick n Pay scoops three sustainability awards
Posted on 14. Apr, 2012 by Cara.
Pick n Pay reaffirmed its leadership as one of South Africa’s greenest and most sustainable retailers when it scooped three coveted awards in recognition of its sustainability initiatives. Pick n Pay was awarded the ESG (Environmental Social Governance) Award as well as the Innovation Through Technology Award at the annual African Access National Business Awards. [...]
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Recycling project success
Posted on 14. Apr, 2012 by Cara.
Recycling project success Many residents in the Separation at Source pilot project are coming to the party, dividing their waste into recyclable and non-recyclable material. NEARLY 2 000 tons of recyclable waste had been diverted from Joburg’s landfill sites through Pikitup’s Separation at Source pilot project to June. The project began in November 2009 and [...]
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Survey reveals 32% increase in recycling and positive impact on economy
Posted on 14. Apr, 2012 by Cara.
The South African Plastic Recycling Organisation (SAPRO) has released the results of its first annual SA Plastics Recycling survey in collaboration with the South African Plastics Federation, which reveals an 32% increase in the tonnages of plastics recycled over the four years to end of 2009, and highlights the positive impact of plastic recycling on [...]
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