To protect our planet and humanity's future, we must responsibly manage and recycle waste. Items we now throw away present opportunities for recovery and reuse. This includes installation of public recycling bins labelled according to waste types, and the rehabilitation of public signage promoting good recycling and waste management behaviour.
South Africa faces significant waste management challenges with growing urbanization and consumption. Adopting circular economy principles creates economic opportunities while reducing environmental pollution and conserving natural resources.
Implementing source reduction strategies, promoting reusable products, and designing out waste through circular economy principles and sustainable packaging.
Developing comprehensive collection systems, sorting facilities, and processing plants to recover valuable materials from waste streams and create recycling markets.
Implementing waste-to-energy technologies, composting organic waste, and exploring advanced conversion processes to extract value from non-recyclable materials.