The Polystyrene Association of South Africa says plastics are not the problem everyone has made them out to be and that a lack of appropriate waste disposal infrastructure is the real challenge. This comes after a Portfolio Committee on...
The City of Cape Town has allocated an additional R115 million for clean-up operations as part of its efforts to maintain the beauty the mother city has become renowned for. This comes after calls from residents for the City to keep a lid on...
Plastics SA has welcomed the Department of Environmental Affairs’ acknowledgement that government has failed to develop competent waste management facilities in the country. The Department admitted, in Parliament yesterday, that municipalities are...
The Department of Environmental Affairs is currently investigating possible solutions on how to handle the problem of single-use plastics like straws and earbuds. Speaking on the banning of single-use plastics Mark Gordon, the department’s deputy...
