Big events generate a lot of waste. So much so that nine truckloads of plastic waste was collected at this year’s Two Oceans Marathon. The 2016 Two Oceans Marathon attracted almost 30 000 athletes – that’s a lot of water sachets to keep track of,...
The first food-grade recycler of PET in South Africa, Extrupet, has been nominated as a finalist in the WorldStar Sustainability Awards for 2016. Presented by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO), the WorldStar Awards are the pre-eminent...
The five-week-long Pikitup strike finally came to an end this week. The repercussions of the strike however will need to be dealt with for weeks to come. Rubbish piled up in the City of Johannesburg while workers took part in an unprotected strike,...
Msunduzi Municipality is expanding its kerbside recycling initiative in a bid to encourage residents to recycle. This expansion forms part of the municipality’s attempts to curb illegal dump sites in townships. In line with this the municipality...
