A new recycled PET plant by Mpact is bringing South Africa a step closer to closing the loop in bottle-grade recycling. Mpact Polymers was officially unveiled in Wadeville, Germiston this week. The new bottle-to-bottle facility will produce...
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) plans to approve and begin the implementation of the three prioritised Industry Waste Management Plans (IWMPs) this year. While tabling the department’s 2016/2017 Budget Vote Policy Statement in...
The Department of Environmental Affairs is working to incorporate South Africa’s estimated 62 147 registered waste pickers into the formal waste economy. Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, made this announcement on Tuesday while...
It is alleged that the City of Cape Town is spending approximately half a million rand a year on maintaining an old landfill site. The dump site, located beneath the popular kite-surfing beach of Witsands between Kommetjie and Scarborough, was used...
