A material recovery organisation representing the steel, tinplate and aluminium packaging industries in South Africa, is reminding South Africans that recycling their metals matter to the thousands of schools, collectors and convertors who earn a...
By Patrick Dowling, WESSA: Western Cape Regional Membership Beyond the clamour around who’s to blame, conflicting scenario descriptions of day zero and its predicted date, individual and community responses and helpful tips, the drought, now...
Thirty-two percent of plastic packaging produced annually worldwide is left to flow into the world’s oceans, according to the World Economic Forum. Mandy Naudé, CEO of Polyco, believes the solution to this problem starts with recycling. “Taking...
Clean-up crews will once again help to limit the waste footprint of two of Cape Town’s biggest sporting events taking place in March this year. For the 11th consecutive year, Plastics SA’s Sustainability Manager, John Kieser, will be coordinating...
Recyclers and producers of electrical appliances will benefit the most from the increasing volume of electrical and electronic scrap worldwide in the future industry experts told the International Electronics Recycling Congress. The congress, which...
Members of the public have until February to submit their nominations for the 2018 PETCO Awards. The awards, which all those looking to celebrate recycling and waste management excellence in the South African PET industry are called to submit their...
The KwaDukuza Municipality’s Waste Department has launched a waste minimisation project aimed at improving recycling efforts in and around the city.  The project, which is currently in the pilot phase, involves installing separate waste bins...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is encouraging the country to be waste-wise this festive season and reduce their environmental impact by minimising the amount of household waste that gets diverted to landfill. Jan Palm,...
Mbongeni Buthelezi is using his art form to help raise awareness around the importance of recycling and saving the environment. He combines his artistic passion with a love for recycling and created a completely new art form in which he melts...
