SA welcomes resolution to end plastic pollution
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has welcomed the adoption of the resolution to end plastic pollution with an international legally...
Innovative 100% recyclable wheelie bin wheel reduces rubber waste
The 100% recyclable plastic wheel for municipal wheelie bins was developed by Mpact Plastic Containers in 2019 and commercial production commenced in 2020. This...
Microplastic pollution linger in rivers for years
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Because rivers...
Microbes in cow stomachs can break down plastic
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Mobilising schools to improve recycling of packaging
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New method to solve the plastics sustainability problem
PLASTICS sustainability has come a long way in recent year’s thanks in large part to scientific advances. But even as plastics become more and...
Enabling expansion with Werner pumps recycling units
Werner Pumps has been supplying high-pressure jetting equipment for more than three decades and in 2019 added water recycling units to its range, which...
Tackling the Hennops River crisis, one refuse bag at a time
IF you’ve ever been hiking along the Hennops River trail situated between Johannesburg and Pretoria, you’ve likely had your picturesque outdoor adventure somewhat ruined...
Possible solutions for hard-to-recycle plastics
IN the United States, less than 9% of plastic waste is recycled. Instead, more than 75% of plastics waste ends up in landfills and up to...
EWASA’s war on electronic waste
THE widely accepted international definition of e-waste is “anything that runs on electricity”. Therefore, e-waste (electronic & electrical waste) includes computers, entertainment electronics, mobile...
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