Circular Economy

Circularity in plastics in South Africa
Jun 15, 2022 News, Library, Document, GreenCape, Industry Brief, Circular Economy, SA Plastics Pact

GreenCape, in partnership with the World Bank's PROBLUE Initiative, the SA Plastics Pact, WWF South Africa, WRAP, ACEN Foundation and SAPRO, has published a series of 10 industry briefs focused… Read more

Job Opportunity! Senior Circular Economy Analyst
Jun 21, 2022 News, Careers, waste, opportunity, waste sector desk, Circular Economy, job opportunity

GreenCape is hiring! We are looking for a Senior Analyst to join our Circular Economy Programme. To download the full job advertisement, click here. Read more

Get to know the team: Matjaka Ketsi
May 31, 2022 News, Library, Document, waste, biowaste, organic waste, Case Study, waste sector desk, Bioeconomy, Circular Economy

Get to know our new Energy Analyst, Matjaka ketsi What is your background expertise and how does it relate to your role here at GreenCape?My background is in Electronics and Electrical Engineering,… Read more

Case Study: Repair and redistribution of electronic waste in the retail sector
May 3, 2022 News, Library, Document, waste, Case Study, waste sector desk, Circular Economy

GreenCape, in partnership with the City of Cape Town, has published a new case study titled: Returning the ‘spark’ to electronic waste: Repair and redistribution of electronic waste in the retail… Read more

Case study: Life beyond the sales rack
Nov 23, 2021 News, Library, waste, Case Study, waste sector desk, Circular Economy

GreenCape, supported by the City of Cape Town, has recently published a resilience case study, titled: Life beyond the sales rack, focusing on Clothing Bank, an intermediary established in 2010… Read more

WISP Case Study: Diverting wood pallets from landfill
Jun 20, 2021 News, Library, Document, Case Study, Wisp, waste, GreenCape, South Africa, Cape Town, business, green economy, waste sector desk, #sustainability, Circular Economy

The Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP), delivered by GreenCape, and funded by the City of Cape Town, has recently published a case study. Read more

GreenCape, in partnership with the City of Cape Town's Department of Enterprise and Investment, has published a new case study! A circular economy keeps products, components, and materials at their highest… Read more

Case Study: Closing the Loop with HDPE: 50/Fifty Wheelie Bin
Dec 15, 2020 Library, Document, waste, GreenCape, Cape Town, recycling, green economy, Case Study, Resilience, Resilient Cape Town, Circular Economy

GreenCape, in partnership with the City of Cape Town, has published a resilience themed case study showcasing an example of the circular economy in action, as well as the embedding… Read more

Case Study: Building livelihoods from waste: Informal waste recycling in Vrygrond
Sep 3, 2020 waste, waste sector desk, Circular Economy, News, li, GreenCape, Cape Town, recycling, green economy, Case Study

GreenCape, in conjunction with the City of Cape Town, has published a waste case study, titled: Building livelihoods from waste: Informal waste recycling in Vrygrond. Read more

Clustering the Green Economy activities in Mpumalanga
Dec 4, 2020 News, Market Intelligence, GreenCape, South Africa, greentech, green economy, Green Finance, Circular Economy, Mpumalanga

Germany supports the Green Economy Cluster Agency in Mpumalanga As 2020 ends, the year leaves us with a different type of high, the hottest year on record. Read more