Plastics SA, the umbrella body representing the entire South African plastics industry, has released the plastics recycling figures for 2018. And although more can be done to encourage South African households to recycle, the latest results showed...
South Africa seems to be on the right path with recycling plastic. According to a study by Plastics South Africa, a body representing the South African plastics industry, more than 519,370 tons of plastic waste was collected for recycling in 2018....
All eyes are currently on Switzerland, where members of the 14th Conference of Parties to the Basel Convention (COP14) are considering a Norwegian proposal to add plastic to a list of wastes governed by the Convention that will see tighter...
The local plastics industry will once again demonstrate its commitment to cleaning up the environment and removing plastics litter from our rivers, streams, oceans and neighbourhoods with their annual Clean-up and Recycle SA Week. According...
Work has officially commenced on the country’s very first plastic road in Eastern Cape’s Kouga Municipality. Installation of stormwater pipes has begun and this step is expected to reach completion in the next three months. The idea of a plastic...
The world has a plastic problem. Tons of plastic products end up in landfills and the ocean causing devastating effects on the environment. But 27-year-old Sibusiso Shabangu turns plastic into fuel, to mitigate the soaring fuel price. Source: SABC...
The construction of South Africa’s first plastic road could mean the end of potholes, create jobs in the region and contribute to saving the planet. Earlier this year, Horatio Hendricks, Executive Mayor of Kouga Municipality, said local authority...
Bluewater, a leader in water purification technology and solutions, called for urgent new strategies to tackle plastic pollution. This is after a UK university study revealed that water treatment processes exacerbate break down of microplastics...
BASF and Jaguar Land Rover are trialing a new innovative recycling process which converts plastic waste into premium grade material, which could feature on JLR’s future vehicles. The ChemCycling process, up-cycles domestic waste pyrolysis oil...
