Tag: Recycling
Recycling isn’t enough – the world’s plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse
Plastic production and consumption has snowballed since large-scale production began in the 1950s. In 2020, an estimated 24 million to 34 million tonnes of...
South Africa kept 219 soccer pitches of paper out of landfill last year
In 2019, South Africa recovered 1.2 million tonnes of recyclable paper products. Anele Sololo, general manager of RecyclePaperZA, the paper recycling association, says the...
World Clean Up Day
Smart Waste suggests that World Clean Up Day would be a good time to start a culture change as to how we view waste...
Keep recycling, urges RecyclePaperZA
More than 12 million tons of paper and paper packaging have been recovered for recycling in South Africa over the past decade. This, according...
Beyond the box
More than 12 million tons of paper and paper packaging have been recovered in South Africa for recycling during the past decade. The overall...
PETCO, the PET Recycling Company
PRODUCERS of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic in South Africa realised that collectively addressing their responsibilities with respect to post-consumer waste PET packaging would be...
Smart Waste; smart recycling
Smart Waste is a waste management company with a national footprint which specializes in recycling on site. We manage the entire waste stream outsourcing...
Packaging designers eye aluminium as viable alternative for packaging
The world of packaging is changing rapidly and right before our eyes. Packaging that has been generally accepted as conventional for many years, has...
Recycling Hulamin Containers
Aluminium is one of the most recycled materials in the world today. Watch how Hulamin Containers is committed to sustainable packaging that's good for...
You are invited to turn your trash into treasure!
Please join us as Pick n Pay announces its latest developments to reduce plastic waste. In partnership with the V&A Waterfront, Pick n Pay will launch...
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