Locally manufactured products that are made from recycled plastic materials will be acknowledged at this year’s Recycled Plastic Product of the Year Awards. The competition, which was first held in 2010, will be hosted by the South African Plastics...
South African clean-up associations are preparing well in advance for clean-ups that are planned for neighbourhoods, water sources and beaches around the country as part of Clean-up and Recycle SA Week in September. One of the highlights of this...
As invisible as cyanide, plastic “micro bombs” now have the potential to destroy the earth and its human population. After investigating the possible threats of microplastics, Dr Ali Karami, an Iranian scientist, told The Herald that planet earth...
Seven new companies in the global plastics industry recently jumped on board to help combat the growth of marine litter that was seen in 2016. The companies were added to The Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations for Solutions on Marine...
By 2050, oceans could contain more plastic than fish. This startling fact was revealed in the report, The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of Plastic. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation released the report last year in Davos. Some of the...
The plastics industry has always faced challenges regarding the re-use and recycling of plastic products. Debates are ongoing about how to reduce the use of plastics, however experts in the industry feel that more of an emphasis should be placed on...
This waste and recycling drop-off video introduces the viewer to the many Cape Town drop-off facilities across the City. The materials dropped off here will be recycled, re-used, chipped for composting or sent to landfill. The viewer will discover...
“This past year has undoubtedly been a tough year for the polyolefin recycling industry in South Africa and around the world. Whilst lower virgin resin prices had an impact in South Africa, they were fortunately offset by the weakening Rand,” said...
A new report claims if the rate of plastic pollution in oceans continues to increase, plastic garbage could outweigh fish by 2050. The report from the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation estimates that there are 165 million tons...
