The South African plastics industry has hit a new high with a record 2.15 billion PET plastic bottles recycled in 2017. According to national industry body PETCO, this has set a post-consumer recycling rate of 65% which puts the country on par with...
The Department of Environmental Affairs is calling on the public to submit their written inputs or comment on the four Industry Waste Tyre Management Plans recently submitted to government for consideration. Minister of Environmental Affairs, Dr...
An Australian based company is experimenting with the idea of using insects like maggots to take waste from supermarkets or farms and turn it into something that livestock could eat. Olympia Yarger, Chief Executive at GoTerra told ABC News...
Municipal waste management workers are concerned about their jobs and are calling on the City of Tshwane to cut ties with outsourced service providers. The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) led hundreds of waste workers to Tshwane House...
