Cape Town has launched an exciting new waste strategy to make the city cleaner and greener. It improves trash collection with smarter routes and better trucks, while teaching people how to recycle and compost to cut down landfill waste. The plan respects every neighborhood’s unique needs and invites everyone residents, businesses, and leaders to work together. By using new technology and community spirit, Cape Town is building a fresh, healthy future for all.
Amazeballs is a bright star in the world of sports and sustainability! This amazing nonprofit takes old padel and tennis balls and turns them into cool things like furniture and playground surfaces. By reusing these balls, Amazeballs helps keep tons of waste out of landfills and shows everyone how creative design can protect our planet. With the help of talented South African designers, they create stylish pieces that are not only fun but also good for the Earth. Amazeballs is inspiring people to rethink waste and embrace a greener future!
The African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) is leading the way in promoting a shift towards a circular economy in Africa, which challenges the traditional ‘take, make, dispose’ approach and focuses on principles of recycle and regenerate. The potential impact of this shift includes job growth, strengthened economies, and environmental benefits. At a recent Ministerial Briefing Dinner in Abidjan, Dr. Dion George, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries & Environment of South Africa, emphasized the urgent need for change towards a circular economy to address environmental challenges and socioeconomic issues facing the continent.