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...
Grahamstown residents will soon be able to recycle with ease as the Masahlule Recycling initiative kicks off on Monday 6 November 2017. The initiative, which is backed by the Wildlife and Environmental Society of South Africa (WESSA), GBF and the...
The Polystyrene Association of South Africa has teamed up with Wildlands for a recycling initiative aimed at reducing the amount of Polystyrene that ends up in Durban’s landfill sites. The initiative will see Wildlands collecting, processing and...
Two new factories are set to open in the south of Durban and create 1 000 employment opportunities for the local community in the recycling sector. The factories, which are being developed by Chinese company Jingmen Hubei, will feature large...
