Waste management

Oct 21, 2015 | Articles Economics News Recycling Solid waste Waste Waste management Water

Weight of water bottles decreases, recycled content increases

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...

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Sep 30, 2015 | Articles Recycling Waste Waste management

Successful recycling applicants receive R4.6-milllion

The names of the 12 collectors of post-consumer polyolefin waste that will be receiving a total of R4.6million in grants and interest-free loans have been announced by Polyco, the Polyolefin Recycling Company. As part of POLYCO’s mandate to promote...

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