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Plastic Free July: It’s Time to Hold Polluters Accountable
This plastic free July, volunteers showcased retailers who are adapting to the new normal. From milk ATMs, cooking oil ATMs to grain refill stations, the refill and reuse system is slowly taking shape across Africa.
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Recycling is not Enough; It’s Time to Invest in Refill and Reuse Models
The dawn of plastic technology has been a celebrated advancement in human history. However, single-use plastic has turned out to be one of the most severe environmental headaches of our time. From oceans to landfills the plastic tap is clearly out of control with plastic overflowing into our environment and in our daily lives. A…
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The Negative Impact of Plastic in Nigeria: The need for a Legal Framework
Indiscriminate disposal, poor management and the unregulated use of plastic are fuelling a pollution crisis in Nigeria. The effects of plastic in Nigeria has negative environmental and health implications. The…
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Live blog: Kenya cannot be the plastic dumping site for the USA
On this Black Friday, don’t sell Kenya as a plastic bin to the USA, President Kenyatta. We need a plastic free country.
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Black Friday: Don’t Let Kenya be the USA Plastic Dumpster
In just a few days, the US will be marking Black Friday - a routine shopping event that encourages thoughtless mass buying characterised by huge discounts and a lot of plastic packaging.
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Three takeaways as Kenya marks 4 years since the ban on single-use plastic bags.
It is exactly four years since Kenya banned the use of single-use plastic carrier bags. It is important that as we mark the 4th anniversary, and as the world enters…
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SA’s no-show at global plastic treaty meeting deeply disappointing
South Africa, September 2, 2021 – Responding to its no-show at the ministerial meeting on a proposed global plastics treaty, Greenpeace Africa, groundWork and WWF have expressed deep concerns at…
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Break Free From Plastic Disappointed by Final Extended Producer Responsibility Amendments
This morning, the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) released the finalised amendments to the Extended Producer Responsibility regulations, in which recycling schemes were prioritised despite their poor track record of dealing with plastic pollution.
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Department of Environment Responds to Public Demands on Plastic
Johannesburg, 20 April 2021 – The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries has assured South Africans that safeguarding our health through environmental protection remains their top mandate. The commitment was…
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Thousands of South Africans call for stricter plastic regulations from the DEFF Director General
The anti-single-use plastic coalition is calling for the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) Director-General Anben Pillay to adopt stricter measures to cut down production of single-use plastic on top of amendments already proposed. Over the weekend, 2,000 people have made submissions to the department via the coalition’s online form, which lets people send…