More than 40 local, district and provincial municipalities countrywide have benefitted from strategic sustainability partnerships in 2021/2 – not just improving waste collection and PET plastic recycling rates, but also creating much-needed income...
The plastic recycling sector has come a long way in South Africa with improved technology, better implementation of waste regulations, greater consumer awareness, and growth in the market for recycled material. Despite these developments, there...
The IFC – International Finance Corporation has provided Averda with a $30 million loan to support sustainable waste management in the Middle East and Africa. This loan is supporting the construction of a new plastics recycling plant in South...
South Africa’s leading packaging manufacturer, Tuffy, and the South African Plastics Recycling Organisation (SAPRO) have joined forces to highlight the challenge of plastic waste. In conjunction with SAPRO, Plastics SA released the annual South...
Scientists have allegedly figured out a way to recycle plastic hundreds of times without losing the quality of the material. Most plastics can only be recycled two or three times before the quality degrades so much so that it becomes unusable,...
“Looking back at the past 40 years, we stand amazed at the growth and many developments that have transpired in the industry. We have experienced many momentous occasions and highlights too many to mention, but we also had to learn how to roll with...
As the global movement away from single-use plastics gathers momentum, South Africa continues to make significant strides in its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic recycling efforts. According to the latest statistics released by national...
Four people died following a gas leak at a plastic recycling plant in Cape Town. The incident took place at about 14:20 on Tuesday. The city’s fire and rescue services responded to a call about a gas leak at the recycling company in Beaconvale,...
In South Africa the volume of recycled plastic material grows annually, with 334 727 tons recycled into raw material last year according to the National Plastics Survey 2017 by Plastics|SA. While plastic recycling efforts have an immediate impact...
