Cleaner ways to make and consume plastic were recently addressed at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Plastics recyclers have also called on the plastics manufacturing industry to begin producing more eco-friendly plastic materials which have...
Landfills remain the most widely used waste disposal option in South Africa. With such a heavy reliance on landfills, the country is fast running out of airspace and so is the available space to extend these sites while complying with stringent...
Waste management company Interwaste has been instructed to cease all disposal activities at the FG landfill site in Midrand. The Green Scorpions issued the notice following an investigation into the malodour emanating from the landfill site. The...
Polystyrene recycling in South Africa showed increased growth in 2016, contrary to international reports that suggest the material has been “challenging to recycle”, or in some instances, is unrecyclable. The reprocessing of expanded and high...
