Solutions to reduce plastic waste along South Africa’s coastline were recently discussed with members of the United States’ Embassy who recently visited several provinces across the country. The US’s Embassy is recognised as a leader in addressing...
Moves to reduce plastic bag usage in South Africa haven’t worked as well as expected. Legislation around the manufacturing and consumption of plastic packets was introduced in 2003 in the form of taxes and new regulation on production....
Plastic shopping bag waste could soon be a thing of the past. This follows the development of 100% biodegradable plastic bags by a team of scientists from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Polymer and Composite Research...
Locally manufactured products that are made from recycled plastic materials will be acknowledged at this year’s Recycled Plastic Product of the Year Awards. The competition, which was first held in 2010, will be hosted by the South African Plastics...
Waste-to-energy facilities are fast gaining momentum in South Africa with one already operating in the Western Cape and more for other provinces. The R400 million plant, which is being run by Afrox and New Horizons Energy, is based in Athlone, just...
R1.7 billion was contributed towards the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) last year from the recycling of 177,000 tonnes of polyolefin plastics. This was announced by Polyco’s chairman Jeremy Mackintosh at the company’s recent Annual General...
The South African Plastics Recycling Organisation (Sapro) is welcoming all entries for this year’s Recycled Plastic Product of the Year Awards. This year will be the organisation’s sixth competition, and aim to acknowledge the wide variety of...
Two young South African women are making their mark in Africa through recycling and upcycling plastic waste. For business partners, Thato Kgatlhanye and Rea Ngwane, their relationship began as childhood friends. After many years, they...
As invisible as cyanide, plastic “micro bombs” now have the potential to destroy the earth and its human population. After investigating the possible threats of microplastics, Dr Ali Karami, an Iranian scientist, told The Herald that planet earth...
