As the world’s leading manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, Victaulic knows all too well the impact that a simplified system solution has on its effectiveness. Victaulic released the first UL Listed grooved mechanical coupling for fire...
Malawi’s paramount court has ruled in favour of a ban on plastic, upholding a 2015 government bar on producing, distributing and importing thin single-use plastics. This type of plastic is typically used in packaging and wrapping. In a...
The water crisis in the Eastern Cape municipality of Makana is so dire that it will now start implementing water rationing measures. Acting spokesperson Anele Mjekula said on Wednesday that ongoing drought meant dam levels on the western side of...
Experts predict that in 30 years, there will be more plastic in our oceans than fish. And one study estimates that 90% of seabirds have consumed some form of plastic waste. All that pollution on beaches and in the ocean is harmful to both marine...
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...
Nine of the top ten items retrieved from beach cleanups are related to food and drink. Food packaging remains the second most common trash item collected during the Ocean Conservancy’s annual beach cleanup in 2018. And now for the first time,...
When you discard a plastic bottle, do you ever stop and think about where that plastic ends up? Most would say it ends up as litter or discarded in the ocean, however with Ford, recycled plastic ends up in its vehicles. Ford Motor Company is...
South Africa’s construction industry has been given a glimmer of hope, with state-owned enterprises (SOEs) Transnet, Eskom, the Airports Company of South Africa (Acsa) and the SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) advertising multiple multi-billion...
The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) has identified the hot spots where most fatal road accidents took place in July. At least 41 people died in crashes in July. Following the release of the statistics, Joburg mayor Herman Mashaba urged...
