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17 Mar 2021

New doctoral study develops renewable food packaging from wheat straw and mango peels

By Staff Writer

Wheat straw and mango peels, normally disposed of in landfills or used as manure and animal feed ,could potentially be used in the development of renewable, biodegradable and non-toxic active (the ability to respond to temperature and time changes in food storage) food packaging that could help keep products fresher for longer. This is one...
08 Feb 2021

34th Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards Regional Winner: Nelson Mandela University

By Staff Writer

A project focused on waste pickers, a group of individuals largely unacknowledged within the circular waste economy, was declared a regional winner of the 34th Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards from the School of Architecture at Nelson Mandela University in a virtual ceremony on 11 December 2020. The project looked at creating a...
23 Sep 2020

Separate your paper products for recycling

By Staff Writer

With National Recycling Day on Friday 18 September, now is as good a time as any for businesses to start recycling. South Africa’s paper recovery rate is at 68.5% with 1.2 million tonnes of recyclable paper products diverted from landfill during 2019, according to Anele Sololo, general manager of RecyclePaperZA, the paper recycling association of...
05 May 2020

Be mindful of how you dispose of waste especially during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Staff Writer

During the lockdown in South Africa waste collectors, transporters and processors are still hard at work keeping the country clean and BiobiN is encouraging the public to be mindful of how they dispose of their waste in order to reduce transmission of COVID-19.
24 Feb 2020

Paper industry encourages businesses to recycle despite challenging times

By Staff Writer

More than 12 million tonnes of paper and paper packaging have been recovered for recycling in South Africa over the past decade. This, according to RecyclePaperZA, the country’s paper recycling association, has ensured that waste paper is diverted from landfill and recycled into new products – tissue products, newsprint and paper packaging for the agricultural,...
03 Sep 2019

Soweto recycling entrepreneur cleans up with equipment boost

By Staff Writer

R200K donation from ALPLA and PETCO helps to build sustainable business
16 Jul 2019

Arup Incubates A Digital Materials Transfer Platform

By Staff Writer

DigiYard, conceptualised for an internal Arup ideas competition, will be a digital platform that looks to facilitate the flow of usable construction waste and surplus building material from construction sites to informal settlement upgrading projects. The platform aims to reduce construction waste in landfills whilst addressing the need for affordable, quality building materials in the...
05 Jul 2019

New study finds fruit waste can be used as natural food preservatives

By Staff Writer

Large amounts of citrus and grape by-products that are normally treated as waste and generally disposed of in landfills could potentially be used in the production of natural food preservatives.
15 May 2018

Montecasino draws attention to the war on waste

By Staff Writer

With the first ever Global Recycling Day that was took place on 18 March 2018, Montecasino was heeding the call to improve waste management and increase the ratio of waste that is recycled or reused. With a new food waste system and efforts to raise awareness of the need to recycle and the availability of...
22 Jan 2018

Saving the environment can be as simple as recycling

By Staff Writer

Our oceans are more than just a place to go for some time out from a busy lifestyle; about 97 per cent of the Earth’s water can be found in our oceans* and they’re home to roughly 15% of the earth’s species**.

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