The large-scale events market is responding to the increasing concern about plastic pollution by taking steps to minimise the impact of their events on the environment. Helping them slash their use of single-use plastics are companies like...
Plastics|SA has welcomed Mxolisi Khutama as the new Chairman for 2019 at its Annual General Meeting that took place in Midrand recently. Khutama (BSc Eng, PGDMM, PGDBM) will be replacing Bernhard Mahl as Chairman of the Board, although Bernhard...
Researchers from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) have designed and produced a biodegradable plastic packaging that could help curb the problem of food waste. The product, which is called Plasticor, reveals the quality of the food...
A new global study providing the first real evidence that microplastics are now inside humans raises grave concerns about the health implications. This is according to Bluewater, a world leader in water purification technology and solutions. The...
Dr. Philippa Notten of The Green House has been working with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) during the month of October to highlight some of the issues around plastic pollution and how we can turn this problem around. Dr. Philippa Notten...
It is time to find truth and balance in the myriad calls for plastics to be replaced with alternatives or degradable versions. If we don’t, we risk setting policies, formulating regulations, enacting legislation and investing in technologies that...
In honour of National Marine Week Woolworths has announced its intentions to turn one of its Western Cape stores into a plastic bag free zone. The initiative forms part of the retailer’s new in-store reusable bag trial. The trial, which will start...
In South Africa the volume of recycled plastic material grows annually, with 334 727 tons recycled into raw material last year according to the National Plastics Survey 2017 by Plastics|SA. While plastic recycling efforts have an immediate impact...
Plastics industry body Plastics|SA is calling on the industry to work towards achieving the goal of zero pellet, flake and powder loss. This drive forms part of the industry’s efforts to keep South Africa’s water sources free of plastic pollution....
