“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...
The waste industry is fast becoming a significant economic driver both globally and locally. According to the UN’s projections for the period between 2015 and 2030, Johannesburg’s population will grow from 9.3-million to 11.5-million...
“Trash banking” is beginning to catch on in parts of Africa following its success in other parts of the world. The practice of trash banking is well-known in Indonesia. The country has 2 800 trash banks in 129 cities which serve 175 000 people,...
Items that would generally be disposed of as waste can be reused multiple times by incorporating circular economy principles A circular economy is a restorative system that extracts the maximum value out of a resource. Reusability and longevity of...
A new recycled PET plant by Mpact is bringing South Africa a step closer to closing the loop in bottle-grade recycling. Mpact Polymers was officially unveiled in Wadeville, Germiston this week. The new bottle-to-bottle facility will produce...
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) plans to approve and begin the implementation of the three prioritised Industry Waste Management Plans (IWMPs) this year. While tabling the department’s 2016/2017 Budget Vote Policy Statement in...
Big events generate a lot of waste. So much so that nine truckloads of plastic waste was collected at this year’s Two Oceans Marathon. The 2016 Two Oceans Marathon attracted almost 30 000 athletes – that’s a lot of water sachets to keep track of,...
Three schools received cash prizes for their recycling efforts as part of The Waste Trade Company’s Schools Recycling Project. Kabega Primary, BJ Mnyanda Primary and Albertyn Primary were the top recycling schools in the first term of 2016...
The first food-grade recycler of PET in South Africa, Extrupet, has been nominated as a finalist in the WorldStar Sustainability Awards for 2016. Presented by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO), the WorldStar Awards are the pre-eminent...
