New method to solve the plastics sustainability problem
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Enabling expansion with Werner pumps recycling units
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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
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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...
Register with the right PRO before 5 November
TAKING practical or financial responsibility for the disposal of one’s products is no longer a nice-to-have or a tick-box exercise. Extended producer responsibility (EPR)...
Western Cape to reduce organic waste in landfills in coming years
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UK plastic waste being dumped and burned in Turkey, says Greenpeace
UK plastic waste is being exported to Turkey and then illegally dumped and burned, according to a report.
Greenpeace said about 40% - or 210 000...
Recyclable cap with an innovative dosing mechanism
ALPLA has developed a cap for viscous liquids such as ketchup and mayonnaise which is made entirely of polypropylene (PP), making it optimally recyclable....
‘Vegan spider silk’ provides sustainable alternative to single-use plastics
RESEARCHERS have created a plant-based, sustainable, scalable material that could replace single-use plastics in many consumer products.
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, created...
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