Resource efficiency: Related resources

GreenCape has published a new industry brief titled "Financing Rooftop Small Scale Embedded Generation: Unlocking the energy potential for your business through innovative green finance". Read more

Webinar: Building resilience in industrial areas - value add opportunities identified in Montague Gardens Atlantis.
Oct 19, 2020 News, Library, Wisp, business, opportunity, investment, #resilient, Atlantis, GreenCape, Cape Town, Document

GreenCape, supported by the City of Cape Town, hosted a webinar titled: "Building resilience in industrial areas - value add opportunities identified in Montague Gardens Atlantis. Read more

SA Plastics Pact Launches Roadmap to 2025!
Oct 6, 2020 News, Document, Library, waste, GreenCape, recycling, green economy, SA Plastics Pact

The South African Plastics Pact has kicked off its first member conference. Read more

WISP Case Study: Stuffing for Bears who Care
Jul 2, 2020 News, Library, waste sector desk, recycling, Case Study, Wisp, waste, Document, GreenCape, Cape Town, business, green economy, circular economy

The Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP), delivered by GreenCape and supported by the City of Cape Town, develops mutually beneficial links between companies from all industrial sectors, so that... Read more

WISP Case Study: Vegetable Waste to Value Add Products including Biogas
Jul 2, 2020 News, Library, recycling, Case Study, waste sector desk, waste, Wisp, biogas, greentech, biowaste, biofuels, investment, green economy, organic waste, Bioeconomy, Bioenergy

The Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP), delivered by GreenCape, develops mutually beneficial links between companies from all industrial sectors, so that under-utilised resources such as energy and water, and/or... Read more

WISP Case Study: Circularity in the Plastic Crates Industry
Jul 2, 2020 News, Library, recycling, waste, Wisp, Case Study, waste sector desk

The Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP), delivered by GreenCape, develops mutually profitable links between companies from all industrial sectors, so that under-utilised resources such as energy and water, and/or... Read more

Building resilient urban communities through circular food systems: Oranjezicht City Farm and Market
Mar 16, 2020 News, Library, Case Study, waste, organic waste, waste sector desk, 100 Resilient Cities, Resilient Cape Town, Resilience, recycling, organic, sustainable agriculture, agriculture, Document

GreenCape, in conjunction with the City of Cape Town, has published a series of case studies showcasing practical examples of resilience in action in Cape Town. Read more

Workshop report: Addressing solar PV panel waste
Mar 30, 2020 News, Library, Document, Wisp, waste, solar, renewable, Report

Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing a large increase in the amount of installed solar PV systems. Read more

Case Study: Reducing water use in the retail sector
Mar 6, 2020 News, Library, water, business, green economy, Case Study, water sector desk, Document

GreenCape has been working with companies to showcase examples of alternative and reduced water use in their respective business sectors The Shoprite Group of Companies (Shoprite) is a major retailer operating... Read more

WISP Case Study: Live to Pump Again
Mar 3, 2020 News, Library, Wisp, waste, recycling, Case Study

WISP Case Study: Fabricating Innovation
Feb 28, 2020 News, Library, Wisp, waste, recycling, Case Study

WISP Case Study: Carbon to compost
Feb 28, 2020 News, Library, Wisp, waste, organic, carbon, recycling, organic waste

WISP Case Study: An E-asy Solution to E-waste
Feb 28, 2020 News, Library, Wisp, waste, Case Study, water sector desk

WISP Case study: Event-ual Landfill Diversion
Mar 2, 2020 News, Library, Wisp, waste, recycling, Case Study

The Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP) develops mutually profitable links between companies from all industrial sectors, so that under-utilised resources such as energy and water, and/or materials from one company... Read more

WISP Case Study: Recycling Pallets
Mar 2, 2020 News, Library, Wisp, waste, recycling

WISP Case Study: Apples to Apples
Mar 3, 2020 News, Library, Wisp, waste, organic, carbon, renewable, biogas, recycling, organic waste, waste sector desk, Bioenergy, Case Study

WISP Case Study: Recycling Makes Cents
Mar 3, 2020 News, Library, Wisp, waste, recycling, Case Study, waste sector desk

WISP Case Study: The Battery Saga
Feb 28, 2020 News, Wisp, recycling, Case Study, Library

Wisp case Study: Solving Solvent Recycling
Feb 27, 2020 News, Wisp, recycling, Case Study, Library, waste

Resilience Case Study: Building Cape Town’s resilience qualities through design thinking
Aug 12, 2019 Resilient Cape Town, 100 Resilient Cities, Resilience, Case Study, courses, research, green economy, education, skills development, training, Cape Town, GreenCape, general, Document, Library, News

GreenCape, in conjunction with the City of Cape Town and 100 Resilient Cities, has published a series of case studies showcasing practical examples of resilience in action in Cape Town. Read more

Resilience Case Study: Supporting industry through severe droughts
Apr 26, 2019 News, Library, Document, water, GreenCape, South Africa, Cape Town, green economy, Case Study, water sector desk, water for sustainable economic development, Resilience, 100 Resilient Cities, Resilient Cape Town

GreenCape, in conjunction with the City of Cape Town and 100 Resilient Cities, have published a series of case studies showcasing practical examples of resilience in action in Cape Town. Read more

Case Study: Using reclaimed concrete in road construction
Mar 1, 2019 News, Library, Document, waste, GreenCape, Construction and demolition waste, C&DW, Case Study, waste sector desk

GreenCape has been working with companies and government to showcase examples of the successful reuse of builders' rubble and demolition waste in the construction industry. Read more

WISP Case Study: Ashes to Brick
Nov 16, 2018 News, Library, recycling, Case Study, waste sector desk

Case Study: Woolworths saves R649 000 on construction materials and transport-to-landfill fees
Nov 16, 2018 News, Library, waste, Construction and demolition waste, C&DW, Case Study, waste sector desk

GreenCape has been working with companies to showcase examples of the successful reuse of builders' rubble and demolition waste in the construction industry. Read more

WISP Case Study: Banners to Bags
Nov 16, 2018 News, Library, Wisp, recycling, Case Study, waste sector desk

Case Study: Iselula saves R2.4 million through the reuse of berm rubble
Nov 13, 2018 News, Library, waste, Construction and demolition waste, C&DW, Case Study, waste sector desk

GreenCape has been working with companies to showcase examples of the successful reuse of builders' rubble and demolition waste in the construction industry. Read more

Case study: Reuse of builders rubble saves company millions
Sep 19, 2018 News, Library, waste, Case Study

GreenCape has released a new case study which focuses on the reuse of builders rubble from an old berm (raised barrier) in Hermanus. Read more

In response to business interest and requests for information, GreenCape has developed a report on the business case for biogas from solid wastes in the Western Cape. Read more

Opportunity scan and SWOT for value addition to organics
Aug 31, 2017 Library

Building on the momentum gained from recent workshops to consider value addition from organic residues in fruit & vegetable value chains and livestock value-chains, GreenCape has developed three reports highlighting... Read more

The Annual Trade and Industry Policies and Strategies (TIPS) Forum was held at the Development Bank of South Africa with this year's theme being Industrialisation and sustainable growth. Read more

GreenCape hosts City of Cape Town’s Water Business Briefing session
May 11, 2017 News, water, Library, Market Intelligence, event, business

On 9 May 2017, GreenCape hosted a special water briefing session arranged by the City of Cape Town (CoCT) for industrial and commercial water users in the City. Read more

Organics: From waste management to driving a bio-based economy
Jan 26, 2017 Library, Bioenergy, GreenCape, presentation, Bioeconomy

This paper discusses the opportunities and barriers to effect a shift from a waste management mindset for organics to a sustainable resource use mindset, in order to drive the development... Read more

Regional Resource Flow Model Project (2013-15)
Dec 13, 2016 Library, Report

The Regional Resource Flow Model (RRFM) project aimed to provide a strategic analysis of the provincial economy and identify key intervention points for improvements in resource productivity. Read more