This Mandela Day, Polyco will be sending out 2700 care packages to waste reclaimers at its Packa-Ching buy-back centres and its enterprise development projects located across the country. Waste reclaimers play a critical role within South Africa’s...
It is estimated that over 90 000 reclaimers work in South Africa’s informal waste economy, and they have a significant role to play in the move towards a circular economy.This is according to a new WWF report titled “Mainstreaming the informal...
More than 40 local, district and provincial municipalities countrywide have benefitted from strategic sustainability partnerships in 2021/2 – not just improving waste collection and PET plastic recycling rates, but also creating much-needed income...
Recycling is rapidly emerging as one of the key drivers of business transformation globally. For South Africa, it has huge potential to help the country find ways to build a more inclusive economy and create millions of jobs. As we celebrated...
According to figures released by the PET Recycling Company (PETCO), billions of bottles were diverted from landfill last year as a result of various recycling efforts. New statistics from PETCO indicate that the country’s PET (polyethylene...
For many organisations, sustainability is a corporate responsibility and a necessary step towards enhancing future fitness. For others, it’s a marketing must. But in South Africa, it is a survival imperative. Nothing, if not resourceful, South...
The South African waste management industry plays a vital role in keeping our environment clean and can be counted among the most efficient on the African continent. Kate Stubbs, Marketing Director at Interwaste, shares her insights into what can...
The climate is in crisis, but the good news is that it’s not too late to turn things around with small but powerful changes. According to analysts at Research & Markets, South Africa sends approximately 95 million tonnes of waste to its 826...
Retail group SPAR has announced new sustainability goals, which will introduce several green initiatives over the next four years. Sustainable packaging has been rolled out for certain the group’s in-house ‘own brand’ products, in line with a...
