The City of Johannesburg has announced that household recycling will be mandatory from 1 July 2018. This is an effort to curb pollution and protect the environment
South Africa’s 2020 goal of recycling 70% of its paper waste has been met three years early. The Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (Prasa) made the
Botswana has joined the rapidly growing list of nations and private organisations that have declared war on plastic waste. The deputy director of the Botswana Department of
The world’s leading trade fair for environmental technologies, IFAT, took place in May 2018. One of the main topics of discussion at the event was microplastic waste
The South African plastic industry recycled over two billion polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles in 2017, setting a new national record for plastic bottle recycling. This growing rate
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has developed a draft Climate Change Bill. Minister Edna Molewa made the announcement at a press briefing in May 2018 and
Leading engineering and construction services group, Murray & Roberts, together with Organica Water, its European technology partner, has launched an Organica Water (“Organica”) Resource Recovery Demonstration Facility
New smart bins are starting to be spotted in high-traffic venues around the world. Smart bins, like Bin.E, EvoBin and Trashbot, sort trash into recycling categories by
Healthcare institutions have a legal duty to ensure that their hazardous waste is managed responsibly. As stipulated in the Proposed National Health Care Risk Waste Management Regulations
Plastic waste and pollution are making daily headlines around the globe. Some big names such as Sir David Attenborough and National Geographic have recently focussed the spotlight
A 10-year-old girl from Fourways, Johannesburg, has teamed up with Montecasino to tackle plastic waste. Harriet Dawes challenged the mega-entertainment destination to join The Last Straw initiative
Takeaway coffee cups have always been difficult to recycle due to the plastic coating on the inside. However, modern advances in recycling technology have made it possible,
An audit was carried out by Plastics|SA to identify the biggest pollutants on our beaches in 2017. Their audit was carried out through a massive clean-up of
One of the best ways to reduce your waste output and become a more environmentally-friendly household is to start composting your organic refuse. Kitchen waste such as
Nestlé is joining the growing list of food and beverage companies that are promising to tackle their products’ waste and address environmental concerns around plastic. The Swiss