By Hermann Erdman* Manufacturers are becoming increasingly concerned about the rising costs of product manufacturing – particularly the costs associated with the end-of-life disposal of these products. Growing pressure on the environment and on...
South African rubbish bag manufacturer Tuffy can confidently say that its rubbish bags do not go to landfills to die‚ because it can back that up. This is according to a recent ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA)‚...
An electronic waste recycling start-up, based in the Propella Business Incubator in the Eastern Cape, aims to be one of the first companies on the continent to fully recycle electronic waste (e-waste). Propella is a partnership between the Nelson...
By Frances Ringwood Two brothers based in Johannesburg, Christopher and Justin Needham, have recently invested in a business which brings state-of-the-art ‘Reverse Vending Machines’ (RVM) to South Africa. The machines will promote recycling by...
Since 2001, the National Waste Management Strategy (DEA, 2011) has set targets for all municipalities, secondary cities and large towns to initiate separation at source programmes. Such programmes require a collection system that is able to keep...
The circular economy could be one way of increasing the move from informal to formal employment, writes *Peter Desmond. Many products get thrown away when they are broken, go out of fashion, or are no longer needed. But many of these products still...
Last week, in observance of #WorldOceansDay, Plastics|SA launched plans for its annual Clean-Up & Recycle Week SA – taking place from 12 to 17 of September this year. Highlights of 2016’s upcoming activities include a national clean-up and...
The planned Waste Management Bureau will be fully operationalised this year, said Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa at the opening of the 5th Waste Khoro. The Waste Management Bureau will oversee the implementation of Industry Waste...
The amount of plastics recycled in 2015 is up from the previous year, but diversion from landfill is down and a lack of quality material highlights the need for waste to be separated at source. Over the last few decades, Plastics|SA has been...
