Celebrating its 20th birthday this year, Sizabantu Piping Systems has grown from a trading company to one providing the marketing and sales function for a major South African thermoplastic pipe manufacturer – Molecor. Sizabantu is a Southern...
South Africa has one of the most effective recycling industries worldwide and according to a Plastics SA report, SA’s recycling rate is also a step ahead of Europe. The country reportedly has a minimum of 300 recycling companies that vary in size,...
Emissions from the built environment come from two main sources: the energy we consume within buildings for heating, cooling and power (operational emissions) and the emissions associated with the extraction, processing and manufacture of building...
The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has announced the winners in their photography competition which was launched earlier this year in association with 3S Media. The competition was open to all photographers –...
In a few weeks, many South Africans will set off for their annual holiday. Sensible travellers will ensure their beach bags and hiking rucksacks contain sunscreens and hats to protect them and their families from the summer sun, and water to slake...
A humble supermarket trolley, which most of us use at least once a week, has been crowned the Best Recycled Product of the Year at the South African Plastics Recycling Organisation’s (SAPRO) biennial competition which took place on 14 October...
The climate is in crisis, but the good news is that it’s not too late to turn things around with small but powerful changes. According to analysts at Research & Markets, South Africa sends approximately 95 million tonnes of waste to its 826...
For over two decades, Pick n Pay has placed recycling at the top of its sustainability agenda. The retailer has been one of the key sponsors of the National Beach and River Clean-ups for the past 25 years – the latest of which takes place this...
Infrastructure News Round-Up brings you all the latest news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation, and waste management, in just 90 seconds. In the headlines today: South Africa is the world’s 11th worst plastic polluter...
