The successful PETCO Separation at Source programme to improve municipal waste management and boost the green economy begins nationwide rollout. A unique programme aimed at upping collection and recycling rates, boosting green economy jobs,...
A Mpumalanga recycling project has received acclaim for improving the lives and livelihoods of Ermelo community members while making a positive difference to the environment. When Johanna Leshabane launched Bophelo Recycling in 2007 after being...
Latest stats show 62% of all PET plastic beverage bottles produced in SA in 2019 were collected for recycling. Despite global market contractions, and now the rolling economic impact of Covid-19, South Africa’s PET plastic recycling value chain has...
As major retailers and brand owners begin to feel the pressure to be more environmentally-conscious, one of the country’s leading food packaging producers has become the first in the PET thermoform plastics sector to join voluntary national...
Over 200 volunteers stepped out in Soweto recently to remove 26 tons of waste from the environment in Diepkloof Extreme Park. The clean-up which was led by, Coca-Cola Africa and Global Citizen in partnership with Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa...
It is time to find truth and balance in the myriad calls for plastics to be replaced with alternatives or degradable versions. If we don’t, we risk setting policies, formulating regulations, enacting legislation and investing in technologies that...
Approximately 100 volunteers rolled up their sleeves recently to help rid Robben Island of waste in the iconic landmarks largest clean-up to date. As a tourist attraction and World Heritage site Robben Island draws over 300 000 visitors annually....
The South African National Bottled Water Association (SANBWA) has applauded the response of ordinary South Africans to plastics recycling initiatives as the country’s recycling rate trumps that currently achieved in Europe. Responding to the...
The South African PET recycling sector is stepping up to assist recycling SMMEs following the new mandatory separation-at-source programme launched by the City of Ekurhuleni earlier this month. Through the initiative, which is being led by...
