The race started in 1971 and in 2020 it will see 22 entries from 10 countries and five continents compete for the coveted trophy. All the contestants are sailing for social, cultural and environmental causes especially the threat that plastics...
The top six schools involved in Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa’s (CCBSA) Schools Recycling Programme won a total of R200 000 in cash prizes at an award ceremony hosted in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. The overall winners in the primary and high...
Ford is doing its part to combat climate change by recycling old coffee waste from McDonald’s into car parts. The automaker will be taking food waste from the fast food giant, diverting it from a landfill to its laboratory, where it will be...
Lightweight and requiring no specialised skills to install, TOM® 500 PVC-O is ideally suited for community projects in addition to providing longer-term savings for water utilities. Sizabantu Piping Systems recently supplied the piping for the...
Industry experts gathered last week in Cape Town to discuss the fact that South Africa is running out of landfill space and urgent solutions to what is being dubbed “the waste crisis”. The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA)...
Rehabilitating the Hennops river and Centurion Lake won’t be a quick fix and it will take several years to restore them to their original state. This is according to metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo, who said there were plans to rehabilitate the...
Industry experts are calling for consumers to learn about the environmental benefits of recycling. Michelene Locke, sales director at ITB Flexible Packaging Solutions (ITB), a Novus Holdings company, says that consumers need to understand why...
Visual artist Ndabuko Ntuli has roamed the streets of Alexander collecting waste plastic and discarded objects. He uses the material to create 3-Dimensional art and some of his pieces have even been sold across the world. Source:...
September marks Heritage month and as we celebrate culture, diversity and traditions, it’s critical not to forget mother earth. Interwaste has committed to commemorating environmental Zero Emissions (ZeDay) as well as National Clean-up and...