The plastics and packaging industries of South Africa, represented by have both welcomed the announcement made by Ms Barbara Creecy, Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) to scrap the existing Section 28 plan for developing an...
Shoprite is now using plastic returned to its distribution centres to produce 100% recycled and recyclable plastic shopping bags. The Shoprite Group has announced that it is now using the 4 000 tons of plastic returned annually to its distribution...
Tons of plastic waste appeared in waves along the Durban coastline in December. A video captured and shared on social media by a member of The Litterboom Project, a South African conservation initiative, shows plastic bottles and other litter being...
Coca-Cola’s Bonaqua still water bottles will soon hit the shelves with a new green twist. Bonaqua has launched a 100% green recyclable water bottle – made from your locally discarded plastic. The equivalent of one-and-a-half old...
No more plastic and packaging. That is the call from consumers. According to a global IPSOS survey, at least 80-per cent of people want manufacturers to reduce packaging. Source:...
The country’s first plastic road has been officially opened in Jeffreys Bay and could result in an international plastic road company setting up a factory in SA. The ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening of Woltemade Street in Jeffreys Bay took...
A global study on single-use plastics and recycling found three in four consumers want to buy products wrapped in as little packaging as possible. The 28-country Ipsos survey, conducted during July and August, interviewed 9 515 adults, aged 18 to...
Plastics SA has congratulated the Department of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries (DEAFF) on the hosting of a very successful Plastics Colloquium in Boksburg recently. According to Anton Hanekom, Executive Director of Plastics SA, they...
HDPE pipe has a proven history of high performance in water transportation. It offers the lowest failure rates of all traditional materials used for water systems, superb chemical resistance and low water absorption, and is easily processed and...
