The South African PET recycling sector is stepping up to assist recycling SMMEs following the new mandatory separation-at-source programme launched by the City of Ekurhuleni earlier this month. Through the initiative, which is being led by...
Speaking at the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) 2018 Conference, two well-known environmental activists in the water sector spoke on the sustainable future of water and advocated for integrated planning that adapts to the new normal, and...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) has released the provisional programme for WasteCon 2018. This year’s event will include plenary sessions, presentations and parallel sessions including three workshops conducted by...
The South African plastics industry has hit a new high with a record 2.15 billion PET plastic bottles recycled in 2017. According to national industry body PETCO, this has set a post-consumer recycling rate of 65% which puts the country on par with...
PET plastic recycling, PETCO, and the African Marine Waste Network are working to highlight the importance of solutions to issues of marine and land-based pollution in South Africa. One example of an initiative working to reduce pollution took...
A group of international researchers have found new methods to analyse and separate harmful and critical metals from environmental samples and electronic equipment in order to promote the circular economy. The research group, which is from the...
With World Water Day only days away, cities around the world are announcing their plans to celebrate the day, under the theme Nature for Water. This year’s theme explores how we can use nature to overcome the water challenges of the 21st century...
A material recovery organisation representing the steel, tinplate and aluminium packaging industries in South Africa, is reminding South Africans that recycling their metals matter to the thousands of schools, collectors and convertors who earn a...
Members of the public have until February to submit their nominations for the 2018 PETCO Awards. The awards, which all those looking to celebrate recycling and waste management excellence in the South African PET industry are called to submit their...
