According to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, South Africa’s waste and renewable energy reforms are transforming environmental policy into a driver of job creation and investment, while strengthening the country’s circular economy. Energy projects, prioritised to respond to the national crisis, were finalised within 57 days on average. “Waste and renewable energy are no longer burdens. He stressed that reforms supported by the Treasury and World Bank will mobilise more than R100bn for water, energy, sanitation, and waste infrastructure. “When we convert waste into value and speed up renewable projects, we are proving that sustainability creates wealth.