Pikitup has temporarily stopped accepting domestic waste at Marie Louise dump. Originally published on 17 September 2025 on GroundUp News | By Ihsaan Haffejee About 140 waste reclaimers at Marie Louise landfill have been left with no income after...
The push to use recycled plastic as a raw material in manufacturing is essential to keeping recycling going, Oliver Bonstein, general manager of South African Plastics Recycling Organisation (SAPRO), says, “Without end-markets for recycled plastic...
South Africa has high recycling rates thanks to waste reclaimers but refuses to treat them as real workers. They collect up to 80% of recycled packaging, yet remain invisible to policy, unpaid, and unprotected. Regenize doesn’t just recycle,...
The IWMSA Central Branch hosted a Women’s Month event where four speakers shared stories about their journeys, values and resilience in an industry that is pivotal to sustainability. Makgabo van Niekerk, EnviroServ’s Head of Public Affairs and...
