A well-known soft drink company recently released a study that aims to contribute towards recycling and diverting waste to landfill through the support and development of waste pickers. On 29 September this year, the Department of Environmental...
Submitted by MPACT Recycling Every year, thousands of tonnes of waste matter are generated through traditional festive season activities. With water shortages wreaking havoc around the country and road travel increasing carbon emissions, it’s the...
In this funny and insightful talk from TEDxHouston, builder Dan Phillips tours us through a dozen homes he’s built in Texas using recycled and reclaimed materials in wildly creative ways. These brilliant, low-tech design details will refresh...
The Total South Africa head office building in Rosebank recently contracted leading environmental floor supplier, Kevin Bates Albert Carpets (KBAC) to supply and install all the flooring for the extensive green refurbishment. The major project is...
Seshego Recycling is making great strides in the recycling industry. Born from Tinus van Niekerk’s vision of setting up a recycling hub in Polokwane, Van Niekerk has grown the business into one of the most successful recycling organisations in...
The South African Government Printing Works (GPW) has announced that it is considering placing a nominal fee on printed government gazettes to stop office workers from printing pages which end up going straight to recycling. GPW representatives...
Let’s face it – it’s going to be a waste of time teaching your kids to live a green lifestyle if you don’t act that way yourself. Just recycling here and there, whenever the urge takes you, isn’t going to do anyone any good – especially the planet....
Every year, cool-drink can recycling company Collect-a-Can, encourages learners to tackle the “green-challenge” head-on for a cleaner planet. These young eco-warriors are encouraged to collect as many empty cans as possible to stand a chance to be...
The names of the 12 collectors of post-consumer polyolefin waste that will be receiving a total of R4.6million in grants and interest-free loans have been announced by Polyco, the Polyolefin Recycling Company. As part of POLYCO’s mandate to promote...
