Unfortunately one of the most consistent and unavoidable aspects of recycling is the cost. Layers of infrastructure ranging from collection to sorting and recycling need to be navigated and transport costs emerge during every step of the process....
The rollout of the City of Johannesburg and Pikitup’s Separation at Source waste minimisation programme, which is aimed at diverting recyclable waste away from landfills and encouraging members of the community to see waste as a resource, is...
The Paper Recycling Association of South Africa is calling on South Africans to give the country a spring clean during the 2014 Clean-Up SA and Recycle Week from 15 to 19 September, on National Recycling Day on 19 September and the 29th...
The 2014 Eco-Logic Awards finalists have been selected. The awards identify and give recognition to individuals, organisations, products and services that are making a real and measurable difference in creating a more sustainable world to live in....
In September, waste could help develop communities through entrepreneurship, advance education, support local talent through performing arts and conserve the environment. In celebration of Clean-Up South Africa Week and Recycling...
Tetra Pak, the food processing and packaging solutions business, has made strong progress in 2013 towards its 2020 environmental targets, focusing on developing sustainable products, reducing environmental footprint across the value chain and...
A paper and plastic packaging manufacturer plans to divert 29 000 tonnes of plastic bottles a year from landfill by building a R350 million state-of-the-art polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling plant. The new plant will process approximately...
This is a call for recycling support proposals for projects supporting the mechanical recycling of post-consumer polyolefin plastic packaging. POLYCO is looking to partner with companies under three distinct categories. 1. Strategic growth and...
As part of its ongoing commitment to encouraging recycling of mobile devices, launched in 2005, Orange promotes the creation of partnerships in Africa that aim to support the implementation of local initiatives To date 140 tonnes of waste have been...