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Assessment of homegarden agroforestry for sustainable land management intervention in a degraded landscape in South Africa

Author: Musvoto, Constansia D ; Kgaphola, Motsoko J ; Mwenge Kahinda, Jean-Marc Date: Dec 2021 Agroforestry-based sustainable land management (SLM) interventions provide opportunities for tackling land degradation and its associated socio-economic issues. Agroforestry is not a guaranteed SLM fix as every agroforestry practice is not ... Read more
“A can of worms”: Aerosol waste within the context of EPR, some insight from South Africa

Author: Muswema, Aubrey P ; Oelofse, Suzanna HH Date: Oct 2022 According to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations, the paper and packaging sector needs to prepare EPR schemes for management of their end-of-life products. The aerosol sector recognises that aerosols present somewhat different ... Read more
The Circular Economy as Development Opportunity: Exploring Circular Economy Opportunities across South Africa’s Economic Sectors

Author: Godfrey, Linda K ; Nahman, Anton ; Oelofse, Suzanna HH ; Trotter, Douglas ; Khan, Sumaya ; Nontso, Zintle ; Magweregwede, Fleckson ; Sereme, Busisiwe V ; Okole, Blessed N ; Gordon, Gregory ER ; Brown, Bernadette ; Pillay, Boyse ; Schoeman, Chanel ; Fazluddin, Shahed ; Ojijo, Vincent O ; Cooper, Antony K ; Kruger, Daniel M ; Napier, Mark ; Mokoena, Refiloe ; Steenkamp, Anton J ; Msimanga, Xolile P ; North, Brian C ; Seetal, Ashwin R ; Mathye, Salamina M Date: Dec 2021 The intention of this book is to present the CSIR’s position and interpretation of the circular economy, and to use it to drive discussions on where immediate circular economy opportunities are achievable in South Africa. Opportunities that ... Read more
A comparative cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment of single-use plastic shopping bags and various alternatives available in South Africa

Author: Stafford, William HL ; Russo, Valentina ; Nahman, Anton Date: Sep 2022 The pervasive use of plastics, coupled with inadequate waste management systems in many countries, has led to widespread leakage of plastics into the environment. In South Africa, the predominant type of shopping bags are single-use plastic ... Read more
A critical analysis of indigenous systems and practices of solid waste management in rural communities: The case of Maseru in Lesotho

Author: Senekane, MF ; Makhene, A ; Oelofse, Suzanna HH Date: Sep 2022 The aims of this study were to understand and to do a critical analysis of the different indigenous systems and practices of waste management to inform waste management policy development in Lesotho. To achieve these aims, the objective was ... Read more c b n a
Impact of land use and land cover change on land degradation in rural semi-arid South Africa: Case of the Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality

Author: Kgaphola, Motsoko J ; Ramoelo, A ; Odindi, J ; Mwenge Kahinda, Jean-Marc ; Seetal, Ashwin R ; Musvoto, Constansia D Date: May 2023 In semi-arid regions, interactions between biophysical and socio-economic variables are complex. Such interactions and their respective variables significantly alter land use and land cover, degrade landscape’s structure, and impede the ... Read more
Lessons learned from separation at source implementation in Newcastle

Author: Polasi, Tumisang ; Oelofse, Suzanna HH Date: Oct 2022 A waste separation at source (S@S) pilot study was conducted in two areas in the Newcastle Local Municipality. The aim was to draw on the lessons learned from implementing waste S@S in a municipalitiy to inform and provide guidance on ... Read more
A lifecycle-based evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions from the plastics industry in South Africa

Author: Goga, T ; Harding, K ; Russo, Valentina ; Von Blottnitz, H Date: Jan 2023 Increased production rates of plastic and limited disposal methods have fed concerns regarding environmental degradation. Whilst most of the focus is on plastic litter and marine pollution, greenhouse gas emissions of plastic over its value ... Read more
Multi-criteria analysis for sustainable decision making: Opportunities for waste and recycling SMMEs (including cooperatives) in KwaZulu-Natal

Author: Muswema, Aubrey P ; Oelofse, Suzanna HH ; Nahman, Anton ; Forsyth, Gregory ; Stafford, William HL ; Mapako, M ; Buthelezi, N ; Matinise, Sihle N ; Polasi, Letlotlo T ; Schoeman, C ; Manavhela, V Date: 2022 This paper reports on a study for the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to identify and maximize opportunities in the ... Read more
Putting risk management into the corporate sustainability context

Author: Haywood, Lorren K Date: Oct 2021 Purpose: This research investigates what is driving corporate sustainability within South African organisations and to what extent these drivers intersect with risk management. This is important as new and emerging business risks are proving ... Read more
Recommendations for advancing the circular plastics economy in South Africa

Author: Nahman, Anton ; Oelofse, Suzanna HH ; Palfreman, J Date: Oct 2022 Leakage of plastics to the environment is an issue of global concern. A transition to a circular plastics economy is increasingly recognised as an important strategy for addressing plastic leakage and pollution, while potentially giving rise ... Read more
Social-ecological system understanding of land degradation in response to land use and cover changes in the Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality

Author: Kgaphola, Motsoko J ; Ramoelo, Abel ; John Odindi, J ; Mwenge Kahinda, Jean-Marc ; Seetal, Ashwin R ; Musvoto, Constansia D Date: Feb 2023 Land degradation is a major risk to the sustainability and functioning of socioecological systems (SES), especially in arid/semiarid regions. By understanding a system and its interlinkages, the socioecological approach offers an innovative ... Read more
Transitioning from conventional plastic to more sustainable alternative materials: Evidence from South Africa

Author: Oelofse, Suzanna HH ; Nahman, Anton ; Russo, Valentina ; Stafford, William HL ; Muswema, Aubrey P ; Mathew, Maya J ; Muniyasamy, Sudhakar Date: Oct 2022 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in partnership with UNIDO and the University of the Witwatersrand, with funding from the Japanese government, undertook research to identify and implement opportunities for sustainable ... Read more
What material flow analysis and life cycle assessment reveal about plastic polymer production and recycling in South Africa

Author: Goga, T ; Harding, Kevin ; Russo, Valentina ; Von Blottnitz, H Date: Aug 2022 Global production and consumption of plastics have increased significantly in recent years. The environmental impacts associated with this trend have received growing attention internationally with single-use plastic packaging responsible for ... Read more

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