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Mending South Africa’s Textile Recycling Gap
South Africa's fashion waste challenge presents a significant opportunity to accelerate circularity in the local textile value chain.
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South Africa: Waste Management
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Closing The Gap: Why Textiles Are The Missing Piece
South Africa's extended producer responsibility framework covers paper, packaging, batteries and electronics, but textiles remain unregulated despite contributing over 70,000 tonnes of waste to landfills annually.
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A Runway To Nowhere
This collection examines South Africa's evolving regulatory landscape across direct marketing compliance, government contract remedies, and textile waste regulation, while exploring constitutional interpretation in Ghana...
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Draft National Waste Exemptions Regulations: A Pause Button, Not A Free Pass
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment has issued Draft National Waste Exemption Regulations, 2026 (draft National Waste Exemption Regulations) for public comment...
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The Destruction Of Counterfeit Goods And South African Environmental Law
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Turning Food Waste Into Opportunity: How South Africa's Food Loss Strategy Compares To The EU
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ENSign: A Fresh Lens On Food Waste (Video)
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Sustainability From Farm To Fork: Food Waste And Food Loss
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JCPC's Landmark Judgment On Standing In Environmental Cases
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Extended Producer Responsibility Fees – Are You Paying Too Much?
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Landmark Ruling On Manufacturing Allowances For Waste Treatment Processes
Andersen in South Africa
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How The Circular Economy Can Help Tackle Climate Change
Norton Rose Fulbright
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ESG And Sustainable Business Practices In South Africa
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New Regulations Published For Agricultural Remedies In South Africa
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AI-Driven Corporate Disputes: New Frontiers For Litigators
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Key Amendments To The Companies Act Now In Force
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JSE Publishes Consequential Amendments To Listings Requirements Following Companies Amendment Act, 2024
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A Snapshot Of The National Minimum Wage For 2026
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APIs: The Invisible Layer In Technology Contracts
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Action Alert! The Majority Of The Provisions In The National Environmental Laws Amendment Act 2 Of 2022 Came Into Effect
On 24 June 2022, the much-anticipated National Environmental Laws Amendment Act 2 of 2022 ("NEMLAA") was enacted after more than 5 years since it was introduced as a Bill to the National Assembly.
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Transitioning To Circular Mining: A Path To Sustainability
By introducing a circular model into mining productions, value is generated from normally wasteful processes.
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Environmental, Social & Governance Guide 2023
For an overview of the current environmental crisis & how ESG can help ensure that the current generation lives sustainably & works for the benefit of the future generations, click here to download our 2023 ESG Guide.
Nexia SAB&T
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Environmental Law 2022
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Constitution), which is the supreme law, enshrines the right of all South Africans to an environment that is not harmful to health or wellbeing...
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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Next In Fashion: Extended Producer Responsibility?
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ESG Tracker (SADC Edition)
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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Extended Producer Responsibility
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Food Loss And Food Waste: ESG And Sustainability Enquiry
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Integrating Climate Change Impact Assessments Into The Environmental Impact Assessment Process
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Tokyo Olympics, The Greenest Games Ever?
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Free ‘Essential Services' CIPC Applications During Covid-19
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The Law Applicable To Contaminated Land In South Africa
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MPs Cleaning Up Their Act- The National Management: Waste Amendment Bill Approved.
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Draft Fee Structure For Applications For Environmental Authorisations And Waste Management Licences
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Free ‘Essential Services' CIPC Applications During Covid-19
As KISCH IP's value-add to the community, we are assisting all our clients in South Africa who qualify as ‘essential services' with obtaining certificates from the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission.
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The Law Applicable To Contaminated Land In South Africa
When the National Environmental Management: Waste Act came into operation, the operation Part 8 of Chapter 4 was deferred to a later date.
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MPs Cleaning Up Their Act- The National Management: Waste Amendment Bill Approved.
The purpose of the National Environmental Management Waste Act, 2008 is to reform the law regulating waste management in order to protect health and the environment.
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Draft Fee Structure For Applications For Environmental Authorisations And Waste Management Licences
On 11 November 2011, the Department of Environmental Affairs published a General Notice ("GN 784") stating the intention of the Minister of Environmental Affairs ("Minister") to prescribe a fee structure for applications for environmental authorisations ("EA") in terms of the National Environmental Management, 107 of 1998 ("NEMA") and waste management licences ("WML") in terms of the National Environmental Management Waste Act, 59 OF 2008 ("NEMWA").
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