Continental Tyre South Africa (CTSA) is celebrating a significant milestone as the company reaches its 70th anniversary this year. “The 70th anniversary for Continental Tyre SA is a proud achievement for the company, and for all our people...
The highly anticipated 2014 Blue Drop report has been released. The report indicates a reduction of 8% in the national average score from 87,6 % in 2012 to 79,6% in 2014. Despite this, the Department of Water and Sanitation maintains that South...
Middle-Eastern airline Emirates has introduced new sustainable blankets made from 100% recycled plastic PET bottles. EcoTHREAD patented technology has been used to create the new environmentally-friendly product, with 28 recycled plastic bottles...
A new recycling operation in Germiston plans to increase the number of PET bottles recycled every year by 29,000 tonnes. The state-of-the-art polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling facility called Mpact Polymers is based in Germiston and is an...
By 2050, oceans could contain more plastic than fish. This startling fact was revealed in the report, The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of Plastic. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation released the report last year in Davos. Some of the...
Residents of Feldheim, a village south of Berlin, decided to go off grid and produce their own energy from wind and sun at the local biogas plant. This made them famous around the globe. Their solution has brought visitors from around the world who...
Landfills will be a little lighter in the Cape with a new biogas plant set to open on Wednesday in Athlone. The new waste-to-energy plant will focus on converting organic waste into useable bio-methane which will be used to create products such as...
It could take South Africa three years to recover from the drought, but even then, South Africa is not in the clear. This is according to Water and Sanitation Minister, Nomvula Mokonyane. Mokonyane briefed MECs who are responsible for cooperative...
Plans to increase the share that manufacturing contributes to Africa’s GDP are limited by a crippling lack of reliable and affordable electricity. But President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, explains why expanding...
If African countries embrace the adoption of digitalisation even more, Africa could potentially benefit R4 trillion by 2026. This is according to global technology firm Siemens. The tech company released its first ever report on Monday, which...
