The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Department has received numerous complaints this rainy season of sewers overflowing on properties across the city. This is as a result of illegal stormwater connections or discharges to the sewerage...
“PETCO is all about Partnerships, Responsibility and Environmental Integrity” says PETCO CEO, Cheri Scholtz. A ground-breaking partnership has been formed with Sappi ReFibre, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, PETCO and other...
The first African Marine Debris Summit has highlighted the urgent need for collective action to be taken against the problem of marine debris facing the continent of Africa. “The marine environment has many challenges. Global warming is visible...
A 20% reduction in waste to landfill by 2014 and 70% S@S (separation at source) at household level in three years are two of the innovative targets announced by the executive mayor of Johannesburg, councillor Mpho Parks Tau, as part of a new waste...
PETCO, the PET Recycling Company (Pty) Ltd, will be hosting the European Association of Plastics Recycling and Recovery Organisation (EPRO) for their first General Meeting to take place on African soil in Cape Town on the 20th of November. In order...
Looking back at history 100 years ago, the year 1913 seemed to be an important year for innovation and inventions. The car had just been put into production, the airplane was just invented, the telephone was still fairly new, and there were still...
The South African Plastic Pipe Manufacturer’s Association (SAPPMA) will be hosting its 9th Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 20 August 2013 at the Bytes Conference Centre in Midrand. Dr TaddyBlecher, Chairperson of the SA National Government task...
The decision to invest in good quality water meters that are specifically designed and optimised for South African water conditions can significantly reduce non-revenue water and enhance and maximise an authority’s revenue. According to Mark...
In a bid to invest in the South African plastic pipe market, Marley Pipe Systems has successfully acquired the assets of Petzetakis Africa. Marley’s journey has recently gained ground, literally, as it reaches one of its biggest milestones yet. In...
