The story of PET bottle collection
The story of how collecting plastic cooldrink bottles for recycling is changing the lives of thousands.
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Entries for SA’s prestigious environmental awards now open
The Eco-Logic Awards, hosted by The Enviropaedia (in association with SABC3), have announced that entries are now open for individuals and organisations to submit their products, services, innovations and achievements via www.enviropaedia.com. In...
John Hunt, MD of Mpact Recycling, part of the Mpact Group
Why is recycling key to sustainable, green working environments? Recycling plays a vital role in ensuring offices throughout South Africa are able to contribute to sustainable development in South Africa. What role does Mpact play in the recycling...
BIER releases carbon footprints findings
In an effort to accelerate understanding of beverage sector impacts on climate change and identify reduction priorities for greenhouse gas emissions, the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) has published its research on carbon...
A facelift for Swaziland’s solid waste management
Introducing Knot’s Dump Solid waste disposal in countries across Africa poses a huge problem. Unfortunately, environmental damage from solid waste is increasing at an alarming rate. To address this issue in its own small landlocked country,...
Eco-Rangers launched at Joburg Waste Summit 2013
The Eco-Rangers project was successfully launched at the Joburg Waste Summit 2013, as well as simultaneously at 200 earmarked schools within the City of Joburg municipality in peri-urban and urban including township and town, targeting Grade3...
Beverage bottling recycling grows 18%: PETCO
2012 marked a period of continued achievement for the PET Plastic Recycling Company (PETCO) and its 28 signatories, contributing to the increased recovery and recycling of PET plastic beverage bottles and the diversion of material from landfill....
“One man’s trash is another man’s cash”
The world market for Waste, is worth about $410 billion per annum, according to the World Waste Survey Report 2011. One of the world’s most accessible and fastest growing industries! If your business markets a product, service and/or technology...
Award for South African e-waste recycler
A company has been lauded for promoting e-waste recycling awareness and developing best practice recycling technologies. Based on its recent analysis of the electronic waste management market, Frost & Sullivan has awarded Desco Electronic...
