The local plastic recycling rate of 19.6% is set to increase with the help of SA’s first recycling centre locator app for smartphones from Tuffy brands. “Many South African’s don’t take the time to recycle mainly because they just don’t know where...
Scottish businesses face the possibility of being fined if they do not comply with new recycling laws. The Waste (Scotland) Regulations stipulate that Scottish businesses had to begin presenting paper, card, plastic, glass and metals separately for...
Petco’s international colloquium held in Cape Town recently was instrumental in establishing global partnerships in the recycling sector. “There is no Planet B. We are all a part of the global market and live on a planet with finite resources. We...
Companies operating within the waste industry without a license can face penalties of up to R10 million or a maximum stay in prison of ten years. These and other pressing issues around licensing and legalities of operating in this space was...
By 2012, the capacity of the landfill site at Mpofana, near Mooi River in KwaZulu-Natal, was reaching saturation point. Having started as a local refuse site for domestic waste, mainly from the Bruntville settlement, this informal landfill could no...
Plastics|SA, the umbrella body representing the local plastics industry (including polymer producers and importers, converters, machine suppliers and recyclers), has just released the latest plastics recycling figures for the past year (2012). “The...
A group of Kenyan women are taking advantage of cheaper fuel alternatives to support their families. They live in one of the country’s poorest neighbourhoods. Their fuel alternative could save hundreds of trees in Nairobi’s Kibera...
An innovative artist in Egypt is forcing art lovers to look at how they themselves affect the environment. He creates art pieces out of trash – discarded computer parts to be exact. Source:...
South Africans once again showed their commitment to the environment this past weekend by participating in the 28th International Coastal Clean-up that took place at beaches around the country this past Saturday (21 September 2013). Clean-ups took...
