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31-40 of 40 for the Category : Commerce, Trade & Industry and the Subcategory : Products - Commerce, Trade & IndustrySolar Heating
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South Africa's sunny skies are ideal for the installation and use of solar heating.
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Sulphur dioxide (SO2) is a colourless, acrid gas formed by the combustion of sulphur. It is an oxidising and reducing agent and is used as a refrigerant, disinfectant, preservative and bleach.
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The most commonly used definition of Sustainable Development is: 'Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs'.
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Sustainable development must become an inherent part of the culture of any company if it is to thrive over the long term.
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South Africa’s example of synthetic fuels is the petroleum products produced by Sasol at Sasolburg. The process started by converting coal into petrol and diesel using readily available low-grade coal.
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In keeping with its common name, the Sausage Tree fruits look like giant grey-green sausages. Measuring about 30 to 60cm long the fruits hang on stalks from the tree. Long, open sprays of large, wrinkled, maroon or dark red trumpet-shaped flowers tha
Read more about The African Sausage TreeTriple-Bottom-Line
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This theory suggests that true sustainable development in business must consider not just the financial 'bottom line' of prosperity and profit, but also other 'bottom lines' such as environmental quality and social equity.
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In South Africa, about 82 million litres of used oil is collected per annum. Unless recovered, this used oil poses a serious hazard to the environment and to the country's groundwater resources in particular.
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Vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanioides), sometimes called ‘Mauritius grass’, is a coarse grass that can be used as a natural barrier to prevent erosion of soil.
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Waste management in South Africa is based on the principles of the White Paper on Integrated Pollution and Waste Management (IP&WM) and the National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS) published by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism in
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