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Stakeholders at the recent launch of the Absorbent Hygiene Products (AHP) Waste Forum at the University of the Western Cape.

WASTE MANAGEMENT

New research showing that disposable nappies can take up to 500 years to decompose, and that South Africa generates about 900 000 tons of nappy waste annually, has prompted…

Staff Reporter

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Holding up support signatures of the 2040 Plastic-Free Campaign flanked by ASEZ WAO members from left are Director of ASEZ WAO in South Africa, Ezra Baek, the control environment officer at the Department of Fisheries, Forestry, and the Environment, Pamela Nxumalo, the province’s director of Waste Management at the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Saliem Haider, professor Catherina Schenck from the University of the Western Cape, CEO for Center for Regenerative Design and Collaboration, Abraham Avenant and Estelle van der Merwe, an associate at the FISH Safety Foundation.

CLEAN UP

Join ASEZ WAO in their urgent mission to combat plastic pollution, as they present groundbreaking solutions to the provincial government for a sustainable future.

OWN Correspondent

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Pupils from Gardens Commercial High School conducted a clean-up in and around the Company’s Garden.

ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

Pupils from Gardens Commercial High School got their hands dirty and spent two hours cleaning the area in and around the Company’s Garden last Monday, September 16. The clean-up…

Tamlynne Thompson

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environmental cleanup

Waste Forum launches at UWC to tackle rising environmental risks of disposable nappies

ASEZ WAO presents innovative solutions for a plastic-free future

Spring clean-up at the garden