Tag: Packaging
Celebrate innovation in Africa’s thriving food and beverage industry
Africa’s Big 7 returns with entries open for the inaugural Innovation Awards
ACCORDING to Statista, revenue in South Africa’s e-commerce food sector is projected to...
Tetra Pak® SA’s Pinetown factory wins prestigious Consistency Award from JIPM
TETRA Pak South Africa, the local operation of the world leading food processing and packaging solutions company, has announced that it has been honoured...
It’s time to expand your brand in the Western Cape!
RETURNING to Cape Town in October, the highly successful Propak Cape trade exhibition provides an excellent opportunity for suppliers of machinery, products and services...
SABS cautions against unverified claims of degradable plastics
SOUTH Africa generates 2.4 million tons of plastic waste every year, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). This means that every...
Trash4Treats recycling project announces winning schools
Six Western Cape Schools receive part of R100Â 000 in cash for collecting recyclable waste
TRASH4TREATS, in partnership with MetPac-SA, the Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) that...
12 months of EPR
JANUARY 2023 marked the end of the first full year of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). As the packaging industry awaits the results of its...
Tetra Pak® South Africa joins PETCO
In an increased effort to drive collection and recycling of liquid board packaging (LBP) in South Africa, Tetra Pak South Africa will join the...
How ERP can make packaging and F&B manufacturing more sustainable
By Doug Hunter, Manager: Customer and Ecosystem Enablement
The packaging and F&B manufacturing industries continue to face increasing pressure from governments and consumers alike to...
Innovative tech and packaging reduce food loss and waste
By Lebo Mothobi-Tilo, Marketing Director, Tetra Pak South Africa
IN 2019 alone, one third of all food produced globally was lost or wasted. That’s 1.3...
PAMSA announces SA paper production and recycling stats
SOUTH Africa recycled 1.15 million tonnes of paper and paper packaging in 2021, representing a paper recovery rate of 61.4%.
“The 2021 recovery rate reflects...
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