Elma Pollard - Elma says Goodbye, For Now - 10 Jan 2024

This International day is dedicated to promoting a zero-tolerance approach to plastic pollution and the importance of recycling and composting plastic waste. Elma has walked the path of being Plastic Bag Free for over 30 years and shares her story as well as the history of the plastic packet as…

A mass frog-dispersal event occurred somewhat unexpectedly on Monday evening of the 30th of January, during the rains, when tens of thousands of frogs crossed the R44 at Heartlands Precinct towards the dam at The Sanctuary Shopping Centre in Somerset West. The incident resulted in thousands of frogs being squashed…

A biennial consumer research study, driven by Two Sides, seeks to understand consumer perceptions towards print and paper products, looking specifically at environmental awareness, reading habits, and packaging preferences. The global survey questioned more than 10,000 consumers on their preferences and opinions regarding various packaging types, their attributes and their…

South African eco-justice activists joined the global movement Power Up for Climate Solutions to kick off a month (from 3 November to 9 December) of environmental and climate action in the lead up to COP28 outside Parliament on Friday.

A unique African-centric litter reduction campaign which is being piloted in South Africa will – once trialled and tested – be scaled and used throughout the continent. According to marine conservation non-profit Sustainable Seas Trust (SST), its flagship litter-reduction campaign, Operation Clean Spot (OCS), aims to reduce land-based litter by…