New data compiled by Beverage Marketing Corp. (BMC), New York, shows that between 2000 and 2014 the average weight of a 16.9-ounce (half-liter) single-serve polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle of water has declined 52% to 9.25 grams. This has...
A USD2.3 million European Union (EU) LIFE (financial instrument for the environment) funded project – the Critical Raw Material Closed Loop Recovery – will explore opportunities for obtaining critical raw materials (CRMs) and precious metals from...
Products made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) can be hard to recycle. Although South Africa saw a 3.9% increase in the total amount of PVC diverted from landfill in 2014 (18 488 tons), vinyl is still often, and wrongly, regarded as being...
Department of Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa led a national consultative conference on e-Waste management, on Gauteng, 4 September 2015. E-waste is an increasing problem, clogging landfills with harmful substances, especially chemicals,...
