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....
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is set to launch a citywide inquiry into the broader water situation in the City of Tshwane. The probe followed the negative results of water tests conducted by the Council for Scientific and...
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...
A new study from environmental think tank Green Alliance has shown that bottled water alternatives are not as green as they claim to be. The study examined if alternative forms of packaging – aluminium, glass and cartons – are less harmful to the...
Landfill 2019 seeks to bring the landfill and alternative waste treatment industries together to learn about the latest techniques and developments, and provide a forum for the exchange of knowledge and ideas. By Chris Wiid The Landfill 2019...
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 City of Cape Town has cancelled the Request for Proposals (RFP) process for the highly anticipated Woodstock/Salt River inclusionary housing project. The Western Cape Property Development Forum (WCPDF) learnt of the cancellation via one of its...
The strike by City of Tshwane bus drivers and other municipal workers is expected to continue as an agreement between the City and South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) has still not been reached. On Wednesday afternoon, the City...