Coca-Cola has been labelled the worst culprit for plastic pollution by an environmental pressure group. In a list of the top-polluting companies worldwide, Break Free From Plastic said tens of thousands of plastic pieces could be traced back to a...
SA’s first plastic road was completed in Jeffreys Bay on Wednesday. The 300m pilot stretch of Woltemade Street in the heart of the Eastern Cape holiday town began in March after mayor Horatio Hendricks agreed to the project and Scottish...
Tiny ‘microplastic’ particles could be harmful to our health by damaging the body’s immune system, a new study finds. A growing body of evidence suggests that fragments of plastic are finding their way into every stage of the food...
A report by academics from the University of Cape Town has cast doubt on the widespread belief that plastics found on the world’s oceans stem from land based sources. The study suggested that the source of these plastics could actually be shipping...
Pick n Pay is rolling out its new budget green People n Planet reusable bag, after a successful trial with customers earlier this year. The bag is expected to be available nationally by October. Pick n Pay has partnered with The Coca-Cola Company...
The local plastics industry is cleaning up the environment and removing plastic litter from rivers, streams, oceans and neighbourhoods this annual Clean-up and Recycle SA Week. Source:...
Construction has started on South Africa’s first plastic road. It’s being created in Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape, and if it proves successful more might be on the cards. Source:...
The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers’ Association – with the support of Rare Plastics, Sun Ace, Sizabantu Piping Systems, NSF International and Pipeflo – hosted concluded the PIPES XII Conference. This year’s event took place...
Participants who took part in the 10th annual Peninsula Paddle were left stunned at the amount of plastic that is suffocating a section of the Black River. Each year the Peninsula Paddle brings together individuals from all over the Mother City....
