A ground-breaking trial that renders plastic bottles with self-adhesive labels fully recyclable promises positive spin-offs for the environment and plastic producers who have until November to comply with Section 18 of the National Environmental...
Every day waste items are far from one dimensional. Each waste type can be categorised, has the potential to pollute the environment in a different way and will differ in the time it takes to decompose. This is the reason why some waste materials...
Environmentalists, governments, businesses and individuals attending the Volvo Ocean Race Hong Kong Ocean Summit were urged to come together and find ways to ban single-use plastics to halt their impact on the health of the planet’s oceans and...
Waste management company Viridor and plastics recycler ECO Plastics have entered into a multimillion pound deal that will see Viridor supply ECO Plastics with 10 000 tonnes of plastic bottles this year. The two companies announced their 12 month...
This month (June) the Checkers chain of supermarkets aims to make a positive impact on the environment by becoming the first national retailer to offer a plastic shopping bag made completely from recycled plastic. At least 6 000 tons of waste is...
For a great family project — good for children, parents, and grandparents — learn how easy it is to take plastic bottles and recycle them into art. We’ll show you how, and you’ll see why this project is such a therapy hit...
A legal battle is ensuing between The Coca-Cola Company and SodaStream after Coca-Cola in South Africa issued a cease-and-desist letter in relation to SodaStream’s global ‘The Cage’ campaign. The Cage is – just that – a giant cage, filled with used...
