Analytical Reporter

recycling

09 Mar 2023

Welcome boost for black-owned recycling businesses

A UNIQUE enterprise development programme is set to be a boost for small, black-owned recycling businesses, create jobs and improve the long-term sustainability of the recycling value chain in South Africa. The programme, which focuses on recycling buy-back centres, is being implemented by one of South Africa’s most enduring producer responsibility organisations, PETCO, and its...
24 Jun 2021

Boost for recycling as bottle labelling trial signals success

A successful sustainable labelling trial is significant for plastic producers and national sustainability efforts, as the Extended Producer Responsibility regulations under the Waste Act kick into effect. A GROUND-BREAKING trial that renders plastic bottles with self-adhesive labels fully recyclable promises positive spin-offs for the environment and plastic producers who have until November to comply with...
23 Mar 2020

First of its kind recycling project launched in Limpopo

Joint initiative between PETCO and Safripol aims for cleaner environment and job creation Residents in northern Limpopo are becoming eco-warriors thanks to a new campaign which aims to see environmental waste reduced and much-needed jobs created at the same time.
15 Nov 2019

New industry guidelines for recyclable plastic packaging released

Smart, sustainably sourced and recyclable packaging design – which keeps plastic out of the environment – is becoming essential to a business’s bottom line. THE growing impact of the green economy on company profits has forced brands both big and small to radically transform their environmental strategies, including how their products are designed, made and...
28 Nov 2018

Durban recycling project to convert rubbish to Rands

Residents of the Quarry Road West informal settlement in Durban will be converting rubbish to Rands with the launch of a recycling project led by Coca-Cola Beverages SA (CCBSA).
10 Jul 2018

SA recycling sector makes key appointments

PET industry body focuses on extended producer responsibility. Industry stakeholders across South Africa’s PET plastic value chain have reaffirmed their commitment to extended producer responsibility with three key appointments to the national PET Recycling Company (PETCO) board.