In 2019, South Africa recovered 1.2 million tonnes of recyclable paper products. Anele Sololo, general manager of RecyclePaperZA, the paper recycling association, says the country’s paper recovery rate is at 68.5%. These 1.2 million tonnes of paper...
More than 12 million tonnes of paper and paper packaging have been recovered for recycling in South Africa over the past decade. This, according to RecyclePaperZA, the country’s paper recycling association, has ensured that waste paper is diverted...
Over a million tonnes of paper and paper packaging were diverted from landfill in 2017. This is according to the latest recycling figures released by the Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (PRASA). This tonnage represents 70% of the 1.8...
All businesses generate waste and use a considerable amount of electricity for their daily operations, with dire consequences for the environment. While eliminating your carbon footprint altogether is an impossible task, there are several simple...
The South African Government Printing Works (GPW) has announced that it is considering placing a nominal fee on printed government gazettes to stop office workers from printing pages which end up going straight to recycling. GPW representatives...
South Africa’s National Waste Management Strategy aims to see all South African households in the country’s major centres separating household waste by 2016. As the nation gears up for this year’s Clean-up Week, 14 – 20 September, and Recycle Day,...
Paper reuse company, Mpact Recycling, has opened entries to their annual Ronnie Recycler schools competition. Nursery, primary and high schools registered with Mpact Recycling in Johannesburg, Springs, Pretoria, Midrand, Durban, Richards Bay and...
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...
The Ekurhuleni municipality is showing other metros how it is done. This week is Arbour Week in South Africa (1 September to 7 September) and they are planting 1 250 trees in Duduza, as part of the remembrance of the tornado that hit the area a...
