Efforts are getting underway in Geneva to finalize a global agreement to tackle the staggering and growing amount of plastic waste and its impact on human health, marine life and the economy. Unless an international accord is inked, plastic waste is projected to triple by 2060, causing significant damage – including to our health –…
New York — They are lightweight, cheap, and able to be used in every sector of every supply chain. Few materials have revolutionized manufacturing and the global economy as much as plastics have. They are essential in almost everything, however this comes at a cost. A cost of 1.5 trillion annually in environmental damage, and…
Local telcos punt eSIMs as an environmentally-friendly alternative to physical SIM cards. Reducing the number of SIM cards distributed in South Africa each year could lead to an annual reduction of almost 190 tonnes of plastic waste. This is according to a calculation from Securi-Tech, a firm that provides encoding, personalisation and security of SIM…
