Relieving the pressure on Western Cape Recycling capacity
The recent demand for plastic bottles in the Western Cape has placed increased pressure on local recycling capacity in the province with many facilities unable to process the additional influx of...
View ArticleBottled water producers step up for Cape Town
This Earth Day the Western Cape is facing not one, but two, significant challenges. The first is that the City of Cape Town is running out of water and the second is a potential waste crisis as...
View ArticleWorking to keep waste out of SA’s waters
PET plastic recycling, PETCO, and the African Marine Waste Network are working to highlight the importance of solutions to issues of marine and land-based pollution in South Africa. One example of an...
View ArticlePET Industry hits new record with billions of bottles recycled
The South African plastics industry has hit a new high with a record 2.15 billion PET plastic bottles recycled in 2017. According to national industry body PETCO, this has set a post-consumer recycling...
View ArticlePET industry lends support to recycling SMMEs
The South African PET recycling sector is stepping up to assist recycling SMMEs following the new mandatory separation-at-source programme launched by the City of Ekurhuleni earlier this month....
View ArticleBottled water association applauds SA’s recycling efforts
The South African National Bottled Water Association (SANBWA) has applauded the response of ordinary South Africans to plastics recycling initiatives as the country’s recycling rate trumps that...
View ArticleLandmark clean-up helps to rid Robben Island of waste
Approximately 100 volunteers rolled up their sleeves recently to help rid Robben Island of waste in the iconic landmarks largest clean-up to date. As a tourist attraction and World Heritage site Robben...
View ArticleSearching for balance in a myriad of anti-plastic messages
It is time to find truth and balance in the myriad calls for plastics to be replaced with alternatives or degradable versions. If we don’t, we risk setting policies, formulating regulations, enacting...
View ArticleSoweto stands up to keep waste out of the environment
Over 200 volunteers stepped out in Soweto recently to remove 26 tons of waste from the environment in Diepkloof Extreme Park. The clean-up which was led by, Coca-Cola Africa and Global Citizen in...
View ArticleA new era on the horizon for PET recycling
As major retailers and brand owners begin to feel the pressure to be more environmentally-conscious, one of the country’s leading food packaging producers has become the first in the PET thermoform...
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