A team of international scientists led by Prof. Yong Sik Ok from Korea University and Prof. Rui Xiao from Southeast University says that humanity needs to combat plastic pollution and is set to develop an effective strategy to repurpose polymeric...
A team of international scientists led by Prof. Yong Sik Ok from Korea University and Prof. Rui Xiao from Southeast University says that humanity needs to combat plastic pollution and is set to develop an effective strategy to repurpose polymeric...
National Treasury has officially designated cement which means that from November 4 this year the use of imported cement will be prohibited on all government-funded projects. Bryan Perrie, CEO of Cement and Concrete SA (CCSA), the consolidated...
The Western Cape is half a year away from the 2022 target to divert at least 50% of all organic waste from landfills. So the big question is, can the Western Cape divert at least 50% of 533 745 tonnes of municipal organic waste and 326 935 of...
South Africa’s leading packaging manufacturer, Tuffy, and the South African Plastics Recycling Organisation (SAPRO) have joined forces to highlight the challenge of plastic waste. In conjunction with SAPRO, Plastics SA released the annual South...
South Africa’s Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries have identified the country’s ‘green economy’ as a sector that could contribute to economic recovery from the devastating impact of COVID-19. As integral as plastic is to...
The local plastics industry will once again demonstrate its commitment to cleaning up the environment and removing plastics litter from our rivers, streams, oceans and neighbourhoods with their annual Clean-up and Recycle SA Week. According...
As the global movement away from single-use plastics gathers momentum, South Africa continues to make significant strides in its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic recycling efforts. According to the latest statistics released by national...
By WJ (Wessel) Pienaar, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University General overview Regional developmental economic benefits of road supply can be divided into once-off non-user benefits and recurring non-user benefits. Once-off...
