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Second-hand markets are on the up (and even Zara has jumped on the bandwagon)

Teresa Sádaba 6 Feb 2023

Image: Nigerian artist Eugene Komboye creates artworks using discarded plastic flip-flop sandals in his studio in Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria, 21 January 2023. Reuters/Seun Sanni

Eco-friendly Nigerian artist turns plastic flip-flops into portraits

Seun Sanni and MacDonald Dzirutwe 3 Feb 2023

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Trends paving the way for the future of retail in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 4 Nov 2022

Major brands failing to meet plastic sustainability goals

3 Nov 2022

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

28 Oct 2022

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H&M Foundation on the lookout for sustainable fashion innovators

24 Oct 2022

Fast fashion giant Shein commits to cutting emissions

Fast fashion giant Shein commits to cutting emissions

13 Oct 2022

An employee inserts lithium-ion cells from old laptop battery packs into a solar lantern at the Quadloop recycling facility in Lagos, Nigeria. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Nigerian company turns e-waste into solar-powered lanterns

Angela Ukomadu 13 Oct 2022

Rwanda leads Africa in plastic waste management

Rwanda leads Africa in plastic waste management

Radhia Mtonga 12 Oct 2022

$400m loan to improve Egyptian logistics, transport sectors

Moataz Mohamed, Nadine Awadalla and Lina Najem 4 Oct 2022

Scrap metals recycler Romco eyes green hydrogen to power furnaces in Africa

Scrap metals recycler Romco eyes green hydrogen to power furnaces in Africa

Angela Ukomadu 14 Sep 2022

African digital innovators are turning plastic waste into value - but there are gaps

African digital innovators are turning plastic waste into value - but there are gaps

Seun Kolade and Muyiwa Oyinlola 16 Aug 2022

New WWF report makes case for circular plastics economy in Africa

New WWF report makes case for circular plastics economy in Africa

18 Jul 2022

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

15 Jul 2022

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Trends paving the way for the future of retail in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 4 Nov 2022

Major brands failing to meet plastic sustainability goals

3 Nov 2022

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa - report

28 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied

H&M Foundation on the lookout for sustainable fashion innovators

24 Oct 2022

Fast fashion giant Shein commits to cutting emissions

Fast fashion giant Shein commits to cutting emissions

13 Oct 2022

An employee inserts lithium-ion cells from old laptop battery packs into a solar lantern at the Quadloop recycling facility in Lagos, Nigeria. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Nigerian company turns e-waste into solar-powered lanterns

Angela Ukomadu 13 Oct 2022

Rwanda leads Africa in plastic waste management

Rwanda leads Africa in plastic waste management

Radhia Mtonga 12 Oct 2022

$400m loan to improve Egyptian logistics, transport sectors

Moataz Mohamed, Nadine Awadalla and Lina Najem 4 Oct 2022

Scrap metals recycler Romco eyes green hydrogen to power furnaces in Africa

Scrap metals recycler Romco eyes green hydrogen to power furnaces in Africa

Angela Ukomadu 14 Sep 2022

African digital innovators are turning plastic waste into value - but there are gaps

African digital innovators are turning plastic waste into value - but there are gaps

Seun Kolade and Muyiwa Oyinlola 16 Aug 2022

New WWF report makes case for circular plastics economy in Africa

New WWF report makes case for circular plastics economy in Africa

18 Jul 2022

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

15 Jul 2022

Senegal recyclers see more than trash in fuming dump site

Senegal recyclers see more than trash in fuming dump site

Ngouda Dione 17 Jun 2022

Ugandan researchers develop low-cost sensors to track air pollution

Ugandan researchers develop low-cost sensors to track air pollution

Elias Biryabarema 31 May 2022

10 major African cities sign onto C40 clean air declaration

10 major African cities sign onto C40 clean air declaration

19 May 2022

Ghanian artist melts glass waste into wonders

Ghanian artist melts glass waste into wonders

Cooper Inveen and Francis Kokoroko 11 Apr 2022

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Crispin Kyalangalilwa 8 Apr 2022

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Joshua Amponsem 1 Apr 2022

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

18 Mar 2022

Coca-Cola sets goal to make 25% of packaging reusable by 2030

Coca-Cola sets goal to make 25% of packaging reusable by 2030

14 Feb 2022

PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa to curb use of virgin plastics

PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa to curb use of virgin plastics

3 Jan 2022

'It's our stuff': Consumers wage right-to-repair revolution

Carey L. Biron and Umberto Bacchi 19 Oct 2021

A new type of black gold in Nigeria: used car tyres

A new type of black gold in Nigeria: used car tyres

Fikayo Owoeye and Seun Sanni 14 Oct 2021

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Nestlé's transition towards a regenerative food system speeds up

21 Sep 2021

PepsiCo introduces initiative to drive sustainable transformation strategy

PepsiCo introduces initiative to drive sustainable transformation strategy

20 Sep 2021

NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

6 Sep 2021

Ivorian artist turns discarded flip-flops from beach into masterpieces

Ivorian artist turns discarded flip-flops from beach into masterpieces

Loucoumane Coulibaly 13 Aug 2021

Nesta Challenges launches CA$14,5m Afri-Plastics Challenge

Nesta Challenges launches CA$14,5m Afri-Plastics Challenge

3 Aug 2021

Top fashion brands remain reliant on synthetics, guilty of greenwashing - report

Top fashion brands remain reliant on synthetics, guilty of greenwashing - report

12 Jul 2021

Lego reveals first prototype brick made from recycled plastic bottles

24 Jun 2021

To ban or not to ban plastic shopping bags? Implications and proposed solutions

Asphat Muposhi, Mercy Mpinganjira, Marius Wait 23 Jun 2021

New Barbie collection made using recycled ocean-bound plastic

New Barbie collection made using recycled ocean-bound plastic

11 Jun 2021

For Dutch firm, buyers' fee in Europe gets e-waste recycled in Africa

For Dutch firm, buyers' fee in Europe gets e-waste recycled in Africa

Angela Ukomadu and Anthony Deutsch 4 Jun 2021

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L'Oréal Paris to cut 50% of carbon footprint by 2030

26 Apr 2021

Greening the global textile value chain

Greening the global textile value chain

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 Apr 2021

Vans sets out global sustainability goals to achieve by 2030

Vans sets out global sustainability goals to achieve by 2030

22 Apr 2021

Rotary Africa event to unpack sustainable development of fashion and textiles

Rotary Africa event to unpack sustainable development of fashion and textiles

14 Apr 2021

Kenyan eco-friendly footwear brand wins sustainable design contest

30 Mar 2021

Corona pilots beer packaging made using surplus barley

Corona pilots beer packaging made using surplus barley

18 Mar 2021

Plastic is part of the carbon cycle and needs to be included in climate calculations

Plastic is part of the carbon cycle and needs to be included in climate calculations

Xia Zhu 1 Mar 2021