Environmentally-friendly packaging is becoming increasingly essential according to a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData says it expects demand for environmentally-friendly packaging to continue to increase in response to heightened...
South Africa’s largest paper recycler is calling on citizens to reduce their carbon footprint this festive season by recycling all excess paper and packaging generated during this time of year. “With the end of the year looming, many individuals,...
Mbongeni Buthelezi is using his art form to help raise awareness around the importance of recycling and saving the environment. He combines his artistic passion with a love for recycling and created a completely new art form in which he melts...
The Breadtags for Wheelchairs Project has changed the life of a 5-year old from Kraaifontein trough the donation of a much-needed wheelchair. Buhlebenkosi Mene was born with Spina Bifida – a birth defect that occurs when the vertebrae don’t...
Each piece of waste has the potential to pollute the environment in a different way which is why there is no single suitable waste management approach to address all types of waste. The waste management hierarchy ranks waste management options in...
Specialty chemicals expert Clariant has been making notable strides towards sustainability practices with a new initiative that involves providing products and solutions for recycling beverage plastic crates made from polymer. The crates are...
Despite difficult socio-economic conditions and financial pressures plaguing the industry, the Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has managed to grow its footprint this past year. This is according to SAPPMA CEO Jan...
Long-term sustainable recycling in South Africa requires long-term sustainable investment in the country’s recycling capacity. This is the view of Mpact Recycling managing director John Hunt who says this means investing in recycling facilities...
For more than 100 years, the world has been discarding its unwanted waste in landfill sites but according to experts landfill mining may be the next big thing in dealing with this issue. While landfill remediation measures are costly and...
