A report by the World Bank details which countries produce the most garbage every day – and where South Africa fits into the picture. According to the report, South Africa produces 54 425 tonnes of trash every day – the 15th highest rate in the...
By Hermann Erdman* Manufacturers are becoming increasingly concerned about the rising costs of product manufacturing – particularly the costs associated with the end-of-life disposal of these products. Growing pressure on the environment and on...
Recent reports of smoke from the New England landfill site in Pietermaritzburg has prompted groundWork, a Southern African non-profit environmental organisation, to remind the public of the importance of recycling in reducing the frequency of these...
Rehabilitation of the Roundhill landfill site in the small East London town of Berlin will bring much-needed relief to Buffalo City Metro, residents of Berlin and surrounding areas. Major upgrades to rehabilitate the site were almost complete as of...
POLYCO, the Polyolefin Recycling Company will be growing the message about the importance of recycling during the month of September, as part of the local packaging industry’s Clean-Up & Recycle Week SA, which will take place from the 12th to...
South African rubbish bag manufacturer Tuffy can confidently say that its rubbish bags do not go to landfills to die‚ because it can back that up. This is according to a recent ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA)‚...
Jul 18, 2016
The South African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) is proud to host the annual plastic pipe conference. The conference will take place on 6 September 2016 at the Bytes Conference Centre in Midrand.
By Frances Ringwood Two brothers based in Johannesburg, Christopher and Justin Needham, have recently invested in a business which brings state-of-the-art ‘Reverse Vending Machines’ (RVM) to South Africa. The machines will promote recycling by...
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. It’s hard to comprehend the amount of plastic waste humans produce every single day. But the impact is impossible to ignore. However, the answer is not...
