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23 May 2023

The low cost housing insulation solution

By Staff Writer

Thermguard is an effective insulation solution for low cost houses.
02 Sep 2022

Take part in Clean-Up & Recycle SA Week

By Staff Writer

Make a difference where you work, live, learn or play by participating in Clean-up and Recycling SA Week 2022 from 12 – 17 September. “South Africa is facing a waste crisis, but every citizen can make a difference to reduce the amount of waste that pollutes our environment or ends up in landfill,” said Douw...
13 Aug 2021

Plastics SA encourages you to clean up and recycle in September

By Staff Writer

Plastics SA – the umbrella body representing the entire plastics industry – is calling on South Africans to participate in the annual Clean-Up & Recycle SA week from 13-18 September 2021. This year’s week will once again culminate in National Recycling Day on Friday, 17 September 2021 and the International Coastal Clean-Up Day/Let’s Do It...
03 Aug 2020

Every South African can be an eco-warrior

By Staff Writer

Each year, the local plastics industry welcomes the arrival of Spring and warmer weather by encouraging citizens to help make a difference where they live, work, learn or play by participating in Clean-Up & Recycle SA Week. Clean-Up & Recycle SA Week is an annual public awareness week during which plastics and other litter are...
28 Aug 2019

Are PET bottle alternatives a truly green option?

By Staff Writer

A new study from environmental think tank Green Alliance has shown that bottled water alternatives are not as green as they claim to be. The study examined if alternative forms of packaging – aluminium, glass and cartons – are less harmful to the environment than PET or the other food grade plastics used for making...
12 Aug 2019

Plastics industry commits to clean up and recycle

By Staff Writer

Annual Clean up and Recycle SA Week will take place from 16 to 21 September. For the week the local plastics industry will again demonstrate its commitment to cleaning up the environment and removing plastic litter from rivers, streams, oceans and neighbourhoods.
18 Apr 2019

Spray paint the way to greener future for Jozi inhabitants

By Staff Writer

Many individuals are keen to recycle, but often use the excuse that they don’t know where to do so. For this reason, The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) is hosting The TGRC Art for Glass Graffiti Competition to draw Jozi residents’ attention to our numerous glass recycling banks. Through colourful and unique paintwork, the company hopes...
16 Apr 2019

Five ways to tread a little lighter this Earth Day

By Staff Writer

Earth Day is celebrated annually on 22 April. Now in its 49th year, Earth Day is one of the largest observances in the world with one billion people in 192 countries participating in activities each year1. ‘Protect Our Species’, the theme for this year’s Earth Day calls on all citizens around the world to be...
14 Dec 2018

Reach for bottled water these holidays and recycle

By Staff Writer

In a few days, many South Africans will set off for their annual holiday. Sensible travellers will ensure their suitcases contain sunscreens and hats to protect them and their families from the summer sun, and water to slake their thirst and fend off dehydration.
15 May 2018

Montecasino draws attention to the war on waste

By Staff Writer

With the first ever Global Recycling Day that was took place on 18 March 2018, Montecasino was heeding the call to improve waste management and increase the ratio of waste that is recycled or reused. With a new food waste system and efforts to raise awareness of the need to recycle and the availability of...
22 Jan 2018

South Africans urged to recycle their polystyrene

By Staff Writer

According to Adri Spangenberg, Director of the Polystyrene Association, expanded polystyrene is one of South Africa’s most commonly used materials relied upon by canteens and spaza shops owners and restauranteurs to keep their food or beverages hot or cold, as well as by retailers to protect high value items such as televisions or fridges owing...
05 Sep 2017

Wasting no time in the race to clean up South Africa

By Staff Writer

As the world’s waste generation surges and landfill availability gets increasingly stretched, a number of South African companies are taking waste reduction to heart.
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