A Port Elizabeth artist has created beautiful fashion pieces out of waste that he has collected from the ocean and land in the city. Luke Rudman created more than 190 high-end fashion plastic pieces and has caught the attention of Greenpeace Africa.
The reality is that recycling efforts are still subject to market conditions. It does not matter how innovative or environmentally positive a recycling effort is if there is no market for it. South Africa’s recycling sector needs to look at itself...
In May, the IWMSA hosted the Waste 360 conference. These conferences allow us to gather, speak one language, and find solutions to the problems that we all face. This conference, however, was a little more special because it wasn’t hosted in...
In celebration of Mandela Day on Friday, 18 July 2025, Polyco, in partnership with the K1 Foundation, has launched a new community-driven separation-at-source recycling programme in the Mandela Park section of Katlehong, Gauteng. Rooted in the...