Every year, millions of tonnes of food end up in South Africa’s landfills. This is a wasted resource that deepens ...

Every year, millions of tons of food end up in South Africa's landfills. This is a wasted resource that deepens environmental ...

Learn how large-scale composting and organics diversion reduce landfill waste, cut methane emissions, and create valuable ...

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Traditional burial methods harm the planet in various ways. Embalming slows the decay of a person’s body so that it’s presentable at a funeral—but after burial, the chemicals used for embalming leach ...

Compostable packaging promises to turn food-soiled packs into soil-building compost, but only when the materials and formats break down in the conditions real facilities run every day. Certification ...

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