Friday, 28 October 2022
The highlight of 2022 was surely the design and making of our new education component: our mascot, Rubbish Ronnie.
Monday, 17 October 2022
News on the Capricorn Foundation’s Food Waste Challenge.
Monday, 13 June 2022
The RNF is proud to announce that the third recycling collection bin, or igloo, has been handed over to the City of Windhoek Solid Waste Management on Friday, 3 June 2022 in Windhoek, in celebration of World Environment Day (5 June).
Friday, 18 March 2022
We are pleased to announce that our Recycling Hero for 2022 is Me Betty Gebhardt.
Monday, 18 May 2020
O&L Press Release
In celebration of the annual Global Recycling Day on 18 March 2020, with the theme #Recycling Heroes 2020 for this year, the Recycle Namibia Forum (RNF) decided to highlight and award its top performing schools in the annual Schools Recycling Competition (SRC) with the same accolade, namely that of being Namibia’s own Recycling Heroes.
Thursday, 16 January 2020
One of our top performing schools in our Recycling competition, Dagbreek School for the Intellectually Impaired recently introduced a drive through / drop off facility for recyclables at their premises in Klein Windhoek.
This school, which serves as a "collection hub" for not only the usual recyclables (plastic, glass, cans and paper) also offers collection bins for the safe disposal of other items, such as e-waste, used household batteries and light bulbs.
Thursday, 31 October 2019
Infrastructure News
The Million+ Plastic Recycling Revolution is a new campaign that aims to mobilise more than one million South Africans to commit to recycling their plastic packaging.
Tuesday, 20 August 2019
O&L Press Release
Pick n Pay Namibia handed over all its profits from the sale of grocery plastic bags for the months of June and July, to the RNF.
Friday, 31 May 2019
Namibia Economist
Pick n Pay has announced that it will be charging 50 cents per grocery plastic bag at all its stores across the country with effect from this month. A portion will be donated to the RNF in support of its educational awareness programs.
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
O&L Press Release
The winning school of the annual 2018/19 Schools Recycling Competition hosted by the RNF set a new record in the 10th edition of this much anticipated event on the local environmental sustainability calendar.
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
O&L Press Release
The first recycling hub in town, offering a central point where residents can drop off a variety of recyclables as well as correctly dispose of other items, was launched in Windhoek towards the end of 2017. The Dagbreek School for the Intellectually Impaired, winner of the Recycle Namibia Forum’s (RNF) Annual Schools Recycling Competition over the past few years, was the first choice for the RNF as a “one stop” collection point in Windhoek.
Tuesday, 6 November 2018
RNF Media Release
The Recycle Namibia Forum (RNF) has recently launched Namibia’s very first “Green Directory” – whereby Namibians will be able to determine and contact the closest service provider in their area.
The on-line directory will reflect not only manufacturers and suppliers of green / environmental related products and services in the country, but it will also list organizations, etc. that have a vested interest in promoting- or offering environmentally friendly practices.
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
Namibian Sun
A 'No Straw' campaign has been launched in Namibia that aims to reduce plastic pollution in Namibia.
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
Namibia Economist
Despite rising keenness and commitment of local authorities and the communities to clean up in and around their towns, the challenges faced with waste management in the majority of towns remains a concern.
Friday, 21 October 2016
Namibia Economist
RNF has taken the lead to drastically raise awareness of the benefits of recycling by declaring this upcoming Saturday, 22 October, Windhoek Recycle Day.