Tag: environment
City calls for businesses to submit waste management plans by 31 October
THE City of Cape Town reminds all businesses to respond to the calls by the Western Cape Government for all organic waste generators to divert 50% of organic waste away from...
Befriending the environment
THE focus on environmental protection is often product-centred. If a product causes least possible harm and leaves a smaller environmental footprint than anything produced by a rival firm, then management considers...
Concor at the forefront of “Green” construction
When it comes to care for the environment, there can be few contractors around with the track record of Concor, which has shown its commitment to ‘green’ construction on literally scores...
Low level of OH&S compliance still a concern
THERE are many industries that have maintained an impeccable track-record in terms of complying with occupational health and safety (OH&S) legislation. The formal mining sector is a sound example of an...
Taking the fat out of fatbergs
In this CBN exclusive, Editor Robin Hayes speaks to South African entrepreneur and former Western Cape resident, Chris Clemes about his ground breaking technological solution which alleviates the problem of FOG...
Who’s responsible for roadside rubbish?
NEW research reveals that items in litter typically originate less than two miles from where they're found—and unless humans remove those, most of these items will never leave the environment.
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Radisson Hotel Group becomes world’s first hotel group to offer carbon-negative meetings
Radisson Hotel Group is one of the world’s largest hotel groups with nine distinctive hotel brands. The group has more than 1 600 hotels in operation and under development in 120...
A look at the new tough climate blueprint for big oil companies
Investors managing more than $10 trillion on Wednesday published an ambitious blueprint for energy companies seeking to tackle climate change, including sharp cuts to greenhouse gas emissions and a winding down...
EWASA tackles e-waste problem
IMPENDING, but far from complete EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) legislation is due to be implemented with compulsory registration of affected parties by 04 November this year, and that includes the electronics...
We’re making our circle bigger
Creating a true circular economy for plastic packaging
Growth in South Africa’s population and increased urbanisation has led to an increase in per capita waste generation. This places stress on current landfills...
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Rigid plastics packaging: indispensable for our modern world
Plastics are ubiquitous in our modern world, and they are used in a wide variety of applications. One area where plastics have proven especially...