Taking time out in our glorious South African summer is thirsty work. And the most convenient way to quench that thirst is with the water or soft drinks bottled and chilled in store fridges everywhere.
The e-Waste Alliance (eWA), together with the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is delighted to announce its third public e-Waste Collection Drive that will be taking place on Saturday 24 September 2011.
We don't realise how lucky we are in this country.
This month another milestone in the roll out of waste minimisation in our country is reached, when Cape Town's northern suburbs join the Think Twice curb-side recycling initiative to have their domestic recyclables collected and transported to a nearby materials recovery centre.
Pretoria is going green with the first high volume recycling programme launched this year by Greenwize Recycling in association with the Polystyrene Packaging Council (PSPC).
Cape Argus/Pick 'n Pay Cycle Tour and Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon's greening has exceeded their objectives for waste collection and recycling.
I love win-win, which is what Oasis is. When I visited I smelled biscuits baking, saw recycling happening in every possible open space, and met lots of happy people ' who save 24 000m3 of landfill each year.
Companies should take note of a new trend, dubbed 'pre-cycling' as it highlights a fundamental shift in consumer values.
