Like many companies that make products we all love, Coca-Cola’s packaging has contributed to the global packaging problem; however, the beverage multinational is taking bold action to help solve this challenge. Recognising that packaging accounted...
KFC has made a commitment to implement more sustainable packaging options across all their outlets – however, KFC South Africa is taking their sustainability one step further, exploring a multi-layered approach to its sustainability efforts. In...
By 2050 the world’s population is predicted to reach 9.1 billion, which will require an increase of 70% food availability. With 33% of food lost or wasted each year, high-performance packaging plays a critical role in today’s global...
This National Recycling Day just say NO to packaging not designed to be recycled and send an important message to those brand and product owners who refuse to acknowledge how simple it is to minimise the impact of packaging on our planet. This is...
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...
A material recovery organisation representing the steel, tinplate and aluminium packaging industries in South Africa, is reminding South Africans that recycling their metals matter to the thousands of schools, collectors and convertors who earn a...
The Coca-Cola Company recently announced plans to help collect and recycle the equivalent of 100% of its packaging by 2030 as part of a plan to fundamentally reshape its approach to packaging. This new goal is at the heart of the company’s new...
Record numbers of volunteers participated in the 2017 international coastal clean-up (ICC) day which took place at beaches around the country this past weekend. This was the 21st year in which South Africa participated in the annual ICC event with...
Industry has significant concerns surrounding increased government intervention in waste management regulation and the imposition of a waste management charge or tax. The Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014 requires an Act of Parliament to give...
