Globally, we are ingesting an average of 5 grams of plastic every week, which is the equivalent of a credit card. This is according to a new study by the University of Newcastle, in Australia. This plastic contamination comes from...
Plastics SA, the body that represents all role-players in the industry, has called on government to use all revenue made from levies on supermarket plastic bags for recycling. Plastics SA says government has made nearly 2 billion rand from levies...
Up to two tonnes of plastic pellets will make its way to Jeffreys Bay over the next few weeks, all for the construction of the first “plastic” or eco-friendly road in Africa. Kouga Municipality last week officially launched the plastic road trial,...
In just two hours, volunteers managed to pick up 160 kg of recyclable waste and 420 kg of general waste on Port Elizabeth beachfront, stretching in between Pollock beach and Shark Rock Pier. Partnering with local conservation organisation...
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has gazetted municipal cost containment regulations, which National Treasury says are aimed at ensuring that the resources of municipalities and municipal entities are used effectively, efficiently and economically....
Newly appointed Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula has revealed that over 1,000 train collisions took place on the country’s railways last year. This was a 2% increase from 2017. Mbalula released a safety report compiled by the Railway Safety...
Disgruntled refuse removal workers blocked Mangosuthu Highway in uMlazi on Tuesday, for a second consecutive day. On Monday, protestors barricaded the highway with broken glass bottles, concrete pillars, a bus stop shelter and refuse. This was...
Armscor, the national procurement agency for the Department of Defence, was called upon this week to help solve a water crisis unfolding on the lower South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal. Water outages have plagued Port Edward and surrounding areas, as...
The World Economic Forum says plastic in the ocean will outweigh fish by 2050. This warning comes as South Africans joined the global community in celebrating World Oceans Day. Meanwhile, the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town is monitoring ocean...
A new pipeline will soon double the volume of water that can be supplied to the port city of Pemba in the Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique. Pemba is a popular destination for water sport and diving enthusiasts and has seen an increase in...
