Ghost fishing is an ever growing danger in our oceans. This occurs when derelict fishing gear that has been discarded, lost, or abandoned, continues to disrupt the natural environment. This gear continues to fish and trap animals, entangle and kill...
The Race for Water Odyssey (R4WO) reached New York City last week, concluding its Atlantic crossing in a journey that will take its crew over 40 000 nautical miles as they attempt to draw up the first global assessment of plastic pollution in the...
The 2015 Two Oceans Marathon marked the ninth year that Plastics|SA was involved in cleaning up the litter from the streets and surrounding countryside left behind by the runners and spectators. According to John Kieser, the coordinator of the...
The latest international waste and recycling expertise and technology will be on show at the newly-launched exhibition, Waste and Recycling Africa 2015. “We partnered with a major Italian exhibitions company – Rimini Fiera – to bring the latest...
Apr 9, 2015
Worldwide interest in doing business with Africa has never been so great Demands from both Southern African and International companies for an umbrella event targeting African industry led to the creation of Indutec in 2013. Indutec is a...
Sunny Rock Close, a property administered by JH Isaacs Properties, had a leak in a 42mm high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe running beneath the slab of one of the mini-factories on the site. Gauché Gouws, a utility location specialist and leak...
The recycling industry has become a significant employer and its potential to deliver economic and social benefits continues to be powerfully demonstrated paper recyclers. Mpact Recycling partners with local entrepreneurs who help to collect...
Boitumelong Holdings MD John Sithole tells Frances Ringwood about the company’s unprecedented rise, culminating in one of the biggest orders since its consolidation in 2013 – a delivery of 60 000 bins to the Vaal area. After being awarded a tender...
The growing amount of litter found in oceans around Africa, the lack of understanding about ways of combating marine debris, and the need for a unified plan to tackle the problem on the continent will be high on the agenda during the forthcoming...
