Investigations are ongoing to find the source of the pharmaceutical waste that washed up on a number of Durban beaches recently, following heavy rains. Clean-up campaigns to clear the beaches of the waste are still underway and will continue until...
The amount of plastics recycled in 2015 is up from the previous year, but diversion from landfill is down and a lack of quality material highlights the need for waste to be separated at source. Over the last few decades, Plastics|SA has been...
“This past year has undoubtedly been a tough year for the polyolefin recycling industry in South Africa and around the world. Whilst lower virgin resin prices had an impact in South Africa, they were fortunately offset by the weakening Rand,” said...
More than eight million kilograms of trash – equivalent to the weight of more than 100 Boeing 737s – was collected by nearly 800 000 volunteers during Ocean Conservancy’s 2015 International Coastal Cleanup. This is according to a new report...
