Yesterday, on 4 November 2015, The City of Cape Town, in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), opened its plastics-to-oil conversion plant at the Kraaifontein Integrated Waste Management Facility. The plant will...
Twenty-five million tons of the world’s plastic pollution ends up in the ocean every year. An international foundation, Race for Water, is currently on a world wide scientific expedition to put together the first global assessment of plastic...
The South African Plastic Pipes Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) held their Annual General Meeting in Midrand recently, where they examined the successes of 2015 and planned for the year ahead. Speaking to the more than 40 captains of industry...
Global environmental organisation Ocean Conservancy announced on 30 September the international launch of “Stemming the Tide: Land-based strategies for a plastic-free ocean” – a solutions-oriented report in partnership with the McKinsey Center for...
What will it eventually take for humans to realise that the way we have been living in relationship to our natural environment is not working and needs to change? Our reliance on the ‘convenient’ plastic shopping bag has taken its toll on our...
Welcome to our final episode! Episode 5 demonstrates what awesome materials are created from recycled plastics. You’ll be surprised at the possibilities from recycled plastics! Thanks for watching and remember to share these videos to help...
POLYCO, the non-profit Polyolefin Recycling Company, has just released a series of five informative and fun YouTube-style videos to explain the importance of plastics recycling, how to recycle, what not to recycle, and the various different...
The South African Plastics Recyclers’ Organisation (SAPRO) has announced that entries are now open for its “Best Recycled Plastics Product of the Year Competition”, which will be hosted this year in collaboration with Plastics|SA and two...
On June 3 this year, during the United Nations’ World Environment Week, Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture Rejoice Mabudafhasi was recognised with a special award from South Africa plastics industry representative body Plastics SA. Each year,...
