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      Recycling

      Open waste-burning

      Initiative to Boost Awareness Around Risks of Open-Waste Burning in Communities

      by Staff Writer@GoodThingsGuyDecember 9, 2025December 9, 2025 103 0

      The project aims to reduce open burning incidents, increase recycling, strengthen community voices in policy development, and ultimately contribute to cleaner air and healthier communities.   Durban, South Africa (09…

      eco-friendly wrapping ideas

      A Few Smart (and Really Easy) Sustainable Ways to Wrap Gifts

      by Savanna Douglas@GoodThingsGuyNovember 30, 2025November 28, 2025 306 0

      Christmas is chasing us, and so is the annual scramble to find gifts, hide gifts, wrap gifts, and hope your sticky tape doesn’t disappear right when you need it most….

      Glass recycling

      South Africa Gears Up to Smash Glass Recycling Records This November

      by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvNovember 4, 2025 173 0

      The Glass Recycling Challenge returns with prizes, community spirit, and the chance to be the best city! Recycle this November and be part of South Africa’s greener future.   South…

      Waste2Opportunity

      How Waste2Opportunity Is Cleaning Up Sir Lowry’s Pass and Changing Lives

      by Karabo Peter@karabo_peter_October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 3,768 0

      In less than a year, this initiative in Sir Lowry’s Pass has created jobs, cleaned up the community, and given people a path toward financial independence all through recycling.  …

      At 72 and 75, This Couple is Proving Retirement is the Perfect Time to Change the World

      At 72 and 75, This Couple is Proving Retirement is the Perfect Time to Change the World

      by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeAugust 11, 2025August 31, 2025 30,017 2

      At 72 and 75, Lisa and Colin could be enjoying quiet days at home. Instead, they’re building a crèche out of plastic bottles and changing the world for an entire…

      400 Tons

      400 Tons of Glass Evade Landfills Thanks to Learners

      by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyMay 28, 2025May 27, 2025 189 0

      400 Tons of Glass (over. 1.2 million bottles and jars) successfully avoided landfills thanks to learners across South Africa!   South Africa (28 May 2025) — In a world where…

      Rethinking Waste

      Rethinking Waste on Global Recycling Day: Can We do Better?

      by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyMarch 18, 2025March 18, 2025 262 0

      If you aren’t sold on recycling, upcycling or any kind of eco-action, pop into your nearest landfill and take a look at what happens when we don’t do our best….

      recycling habits

      Project Nurtures Recycling Habits in Mpumalanga and Free State

      by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyMarch 9, 2025March 7, 2025 390 0

      Learners are getting a head-start on their recycling habits in rural Mpumalanga and the Free State thanks to an eco-education boost in the area that’s teaching them how to conserve…

      Waste

      Waste Management Project is changing Lives in Rural KwaZulu-Natal

      by Bongane Motaung@groundup_newsFebruary 21, 2025February 20, 2025 1,410 0

      Kenneth Shelembe, a father of four from Mahlungulu in Nquthu, began making a living by sorting through recyclable waste in 2010.   KwaZulu-Natal (21 February 2025) — Over the years,…

      Glass Waste

      Glass Waste Isn’t Safe Because Local Schools Are on the Case!

      by Ashleigh Nefdt @goodthingsguyFebruary 20, 2025February 19, 2025 252 0

      The 2025 Glass Recycling Company Schools Competition is in session, and glass waste is far from safe! With a mission to inspire eco-friendly actions in a fun, competitive way, schools…

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