Where South Africa has long been a “throwaway” culture, recycling only 10% of garbage produced, new legislation is set to inaugurate a recycling revolution, injecting as much as R50-billion into the national economy – a special report by Frances...
Polyco the Polyolefin Recycling Company, has released the names of the six successful applicants who will be receiving total investment loans of R7 million over the next 6 months to fund their existing polyolefin recycling operations. The company’s...
A paper and plastic packaging manufacturer plans to divert 29 000 tonnes of plastic bottles a year from landfill by building a R350 million state-of-the-art polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling plant. The new plant will process approximately...
Industry aims to drive maximum value of plastics and enhance the reputation of the plastics industry in the eyes of key stakeholders. The South African plastics industry has set itself the ambitious target of eliminating all plastic from the...
