AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Epson boosts its sustainability drive with launch of new range of low-power business printers
SOUTH AFRICA – Printing equipment manufacturer Epson has launched a new range of energy-efficient, heat-free inkjet printers for business use. The company says the new…
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CCBA launches US$190k plastic bottle collection subsidy to drive sustainability in Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA – Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in Ethiopia has signed an agreement with 30 plastic bottle collection centers in Addis Abeba, to give a subsidy…
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Ardagh Glass Packaging completes refinancing of South African debt facilities
SOUTH AFRICA – Glass producer Ardagh Glass Packaging Africa has completed the refinancing of the South African debt facilities assumed at the time of the…
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Circular economy for plastic is within reach with right rules: Diana Sibanda, CCBA Head of Sustainability
ZAMBIA – Diana Sibanda asserts that a flourishing circular economy for plastic waste which will prevent needless plastic pollution and stimulate entrepreneurship and employment is…
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Meru University of Science and Technology launches E-waste recycling initiative
KENYA – Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST) has launched an e-waste management project to boost environmental conservation. MUST Vice Chancellor Romanus Odhiambo says…
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CCBU partners Stanbic Bank to promote plastic waste recycling and management
UGANDA – Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) through its initiative, Plastic Recycling Industries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Stanbic Bank Uganda to help promote…
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Mombasa Plastic Prize names 60 innovators to help tackle marine plastic pollution
KENYA – The Mombasa Plastics Prize has announced 60 innovators whose ideas have been selected to tackle marine plastic pollution along the coastline of Mombasa…
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Phatisa acquires minority stake in sub-Saharan African print and packaging firm MHL International
AFRICA – Sub-Saharan private equity investor, Phatisa, has acquired a significant minority stake in MHL International Holdings Limited (“MHL”), a printing and packaging provider with…
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Coca-Cola Beverages Africa expands rollout of 2L returnable PET bottles to Free State and Northern Cape
SOUTH AFRICA – Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) is rolling out its 2L returnable bottle in Mangaung in the Free State and Northern Cape, as…
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Pick n Pay axes plastic barrier bags from till points in a sustainability drive
SOUTH AFRICA – Pick n Pay has removed all plastic ‘barrier’ bags used from its till points in a move to drive sustainability. Pick n…