Giving Compass' Take:

• Global Citizen discusses the importance of protecting our environment and explains that looking after the planet is a collective effort that needs attention from every corner of the world.

• How can donors make an impact on efforts to reverse climate change and build a greener, more sustainable energy infrastructure? Is controlling plastic waste a losing battle?

• Here is a guide to the most pressing environmental issues and how you can get involved.

At a large open field in Orange Farm in the south of Johannesburg, plastic bags cling on the plants while used bottles, styrofoam products, and other waste lie scattered on the ground.

Other than being an eyesore, the field of waste stands out more for its location across a well-kept community park — it’s the perfect contrast of a healthy environment and one that has gone to waste.

“We cannot allow this to go on,” Sithembiso Zine says, his hands pointing at the field. He is among more than 30 community members who spent the day picking up litter and waste as part of Coca-Cola Africa's World Without Waste initiative that’s aimed at inspiring communities to keep their environment clean. Orange Farm is one of 114 locations that were cleaned up.

The World Without Waste initiative aims to make Coca-Cola's packaging 100% recyclable, globally, by 2025. This is in line with the global goal of promoting a healthier and cleaner environment as part of the mission to reduce extreme poverty and address other critical challenges.

Read the full article about looking after the environment by Lerato Mogoatlhe at Global Citizen.