The first week of September marks Arbour Week in South Africa, when citizens are encouraged to plant indigenous trees. Embracing the initiative, EnviroServ, which is committed to sustainability, mobilised team members to plant trees and vegetables at schools surrounding its waste management facilities. Learners across the country listened as speakers highlighted the importance of Arbour Week. Trees are important in the fight against climate change and improve life for all by promoting a healthier environment through producing oxygen, reducing air pollution, and preventing soil erosion. In Chloorkop, Johannesburg, EnviroServ together with Ekurhuleni Ward Councillor Gloria Ndinisa and representatives from Fibre
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The Electricity Regulation Amendment Act signed into law in August is predicted to lead to a rapid growth of renewable energy sources – and an increase in solar waste which has the potential to damage the environment if not correctly disposed of. The law allows independent power producers to supply the power grid with electricity, leading to growth in renewable energy sources. The International Renewable Energy Agency, in their End-of-life management: Solar photovoltaic panels report, predicted that recycling solar PV panels at the end of their roughly 30-year lifetime could unlock an estimated 78 million tonnes of raw materials and
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