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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

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

Industry brief: Food loss and waste A case for reduction, recovery and recycling
May 17, 2020 waste sector desk, organic waste, Industry Brief, green economy, recycling, South Africa, GreenCape, waste, Document, Library, News

In 2011, South Africa wasted 27% of its produced and imported food. This resulted in the generation of an estimated 10. Read more

Nothing wasted – Investing in 2020 to create a Circular Economy
May 15, 2020 News, Market Intelligence, waste, recycling, organic waste, Market Intelligence Report, MIR

GreenCape’s 2020 Market Intelligence Reports, produced in partnership with the Western Cape Government’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism, are now available for download online. Read more

Case Study: Diverting Organic Waste from Landfill in Shopping Centres
Feb 27, 2020 News, Library, Document, general, waste, GreenCape, South Africa, Cape Town, recycling, green economy, organic waste, Case Study, waste sector desk

GreenCape has published a waste economy case study showcasing how the V&A Waterfront has been able to divert ~2000 tonnes of waste per annum and avert ~4147 tonnes of greenhouse... 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

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

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

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

South Africa’s Top Food Retailers Embark on an Initiative to Reduce Food Waste
Dec 4, 2019 News, waste, organic waste

Read the full news release here. Read more

GreenCape is recruiting a new Programme Manager: Circular Economy
Oct 2, 2019 News, Careers, waste, opportunity, biowaste, recycling, Construction and demolition waste, alternative waste, organic waste, Bioeconomy, waste sector desk

GreenCape is hiring! GreenCape is looking to hire a Programme Manager: Circular Economy (Click the link for the full job advert). Read more