The Plastics|SA Clean-Up Crew has been tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that the routes and surrounding areas for three of Cape Town’s biggest spectator events are kept clean and litter-free. For the 10th consecutive year, Plastics|SA’s...
Plastics recyclers can learn a lot from consumer concerns facing retailer Woolworths. Radio 702 CapeTalk’s John Maytham recently received a complaint from a Newlands resident who had concerns about the recycling information on Woolworths’...
Recent studies have revealed that South Africa boasts the second-highest plastics recycling rate in the world, with 18% of all virgin plastics produced in the country being processed for reuse. While the ranking is impressive, there is room for...
The Plastics Institute of South Africa (PISA) has announced the winners of the Student Design Competition, held in partnership with POLYCO (the industry association promoting the recycling of polyolefin plastics in South Africa), Plastics|SA,...
According to Plastics|SA’s third annual survey of the plastics recycling industry in South Africa, the recycling of plastics has demonstrated a year-on-year increase in the total tonnage being converted since the survey in 2009. In 2011 South...
