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[By Natasha Edwards](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/author/natasha-edwards) [![](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/hubfs/December%20blog.png)](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/climate-action-and-economic-preservation-can-coexist) [Read More](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/climate-action-and-economic-preservation-can-coexist) [Innovation](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/tag/innovation), [Waste to Energy](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/tag/waste-to-energy), [Circular Economy](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/tag/circular-economy) Innovation, Waste to Energy, Circular Economy [Climate action and economic preservation can coexist](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/climate-action-and-economic-preservation-can-coexist) How waste management fits The waste management industry has faced several operational... 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In South Africa we generate an estimate of 122... [By Kate Stubbs](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/author/kate-stubbs) [![](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/hubfs/banner.png)](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/mitigating-the-plight-against-food-waste) [Read More](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/mitigating-the-plight-against-food-waste) [Sustainability](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/tag/sustainability), [Legislation](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/tag/legislation), [Innovation](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/tag/innovation), [Food Waste](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/tag/food-waste) Sustainability, Legislation, Innovation, Food Waste [Mitigating the plight against food waste this World Food Day](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/mitigating-the-plight-against-food-waste) A third of the food that is produced in South Africa is destined for landfill sites,... 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