Industry experts are calling for consumers to learn about the environmental benefits of recycling. Michelene Locke, sales director at ITB Flexible Packaging Solutions (ITB), a Novus Holdings company, says that consumers need to understand why...
Unilever South Africa and the African Reclaimer Organisation are partnering with Wits University to help uplift waste pickers. The Johannesburg-based pilot project will focus on educating and encouraging communities to play their part in...
Pick n Pay is rolling out its new budget green People n Planet reusable bag, after a successful trial with customers earlier this year. The bag is expected to be available nationally by October. Pick n Pay has partnered with The Coca-Cola Company...
The local plastics industry is cleaning up the environment and removing plastic litter from rivers, streams, oceans and neighbourhoods this annual Clean-up and Recycle SA Week. Source:...
The local plastics industry will once again demonstrate its commitment to cleaning up the environment and removing plastics litter from our rivers, streams, oceans and neighbourhoods with it’s annual Clean-up and Recycle SA Week. It is taking...
Compostable and biodegradable plastics could add to marine pollution because there is no infrastructure in place to make sure they break down correctly. This is according to experts, who were warning the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
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...
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 seems to be on the right path with recycling plastic. According to a study by Plastics South Africa, a body representing the South African plastics industry, more than 519,370 tons of plastic waste was collected for recycling in 2018....