South Africa’s Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has published draft regulations to prohibit the production ...

South Africa has moved to ban plastic microbeads with draft regulations signed and set to be published for public comment.

Hosepipe bans may ease immediate pressure, but they cannot repair decades of neglect or undo the cultural shift that turned ...

Minister George warned that plastic pollution is not solely an environmental problem, but also a public health threat and a ...

Around 190 countries have assembled in Geneva for what is seen as a make-or-break round of negotiations to achieve a global ...

"It's really hard to replace." Lawmakers move to ban harmful ingredient found in makeup and cleaning products: 'We are ...

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Plastic microbeads are in your toothpaste, pills and other products and they're going down the drain into the environment.

The ‘invisible ocean killers’ accumulate in food chains and threaten public health, says the environment department ...

South Africa is poised to ban plastic microbeads as part of a new initiative to combat plastic pollution. Stakeholders are ...

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment said on Thursday it will publish draft regulations today as it pushes for a total ban of the production and import of microplastics.

The regulations underscore South Africa's commitment to safeguarding marine ecosystems, rivers, and soils from the pervasive ...