The e-waste recycling partnership between EWaste Africa, the E-Waste Recycling Authority (ERA) and Pick n Pay, has evolved into an employment initiative for people with disabilities. Newly designed bigger e-waste bins are being rolled out in...
South Africa’s high level of industrialisation directly correlates with its high waste generation. We currently generate around 122 000 million tonnes of waste per annum. According to the World Bank, South Africa produces 54 425 tonnes of...
This Mandela Day, Polyco will be sending out 2700 care packages to waste reclaimers at its Packa-Ching buy-back centres and its enterprise development projects located across the country. Waste reclaimers play a critical role within South Africa’s...
The estimated edible portion of food waste throughout the supply chain in South Africa is 10.2 million tonnes per year. This can be broken down into 2.7 million tonnes during agricultural production, 2.4 million tonnes during post-harvest handling...
