Plastic bag manufacturers could possibly find themselves hot water with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) after the Sunday Times recently reported that millions of branded plastic supermarket bags that claimed to be recycled were not....
The Western Cape will see a massive ocean clean-up this upcoming Easter. The clean-up programme began on Sunday in Hermanus and seven other popular beaches in the province will join in on the campaign over the next two weeks. In an effort to...
At least nine African countries have placed limitations or bans on the use of plastic bags. However, in Kenya, eradicating the use of plastic carrier bags has taken almost 10 years resulting in environmental degradation. But now, the ministry of...
With eight million tonnes of plastic polluting oceans every year, the tide is turning on humans. A new study has revealed that once plastics are deposited into the ocean, over time it breaks down into microplastics which are ingested by sealife,...
Tests have begun at Africa’s first plant that plans to convert plastic waste into commercial synthetic fuel oil. Renewable energy company Alternative Energy Systems, based in Kenya, uses a conversion technology that involves heating the waste under...
Cleaner ways to make and consume plastic were recently addressed at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Plastics recyclers have also called on the plastics manufacturing industry to begin producing more eco-friendly plastic materials which have...
Seven new companies in the global plastics industry recently jumped on board to help combat the growth of marine litter that was seen in 2016. The companies were added to The Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations for Solutions on Marine...
Middle-Eastern airline Emirates has introduced new sustainable blankets made from 100% recycled plastic PET bottles. EcoTHREAD patented technology has been used to create the new environmentally-friendly product, with 28 recycled plastic bottles...
By 2050, oceans could contain more plastic than fish. This startling fact was revealed in the report, The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of Plastic. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation released the report last year in Davos. Some of the...
