The KwaZulu-Natal Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is inviting organisations in KwaZulu-Natal that are involved in efficient and effective waste management practices to enter the 2014 KZN Waste Management Awards. Held every two years since 2002, the awards offer organisations an opportunity to showcase their waste management interventions and provide … [Read more...]
Schools cut down on waste while helping the needy
The Polystyrene Council is driving a dynamic marketing and awareness campaign of its various charity projects to schools across Gauteng. According to PSPC Director, Adri Spangenberg, twenty new schools have committed themselves during the month of March alone to collecting breadtags and other products made from high impact polystyrene, such as polystyrene take-away trays and … [Read more...]
Setting new standards for greywater recycling
As South Africa becomes more environmentally aware, there has been an increase in “green” technologies and greywater recycling is no exception. However in the past, grey water has been often associated with foul odours and the inconvenience of having to move a sprinkler around the garden every time you want to water a different area. The affordable, award winning, easy to … [Read more...]
Waste management a priority for C40’s African cities
Ricardo Cepeda-Marquez, the Director of C40’s Solid Waste Initiative, finds C40’s African cities taking action -- and eager to share knowledge to improve solid waste management. Following a successful C40 Mayors Summit in Johannesburg, the Director of C40’s Solid Waste Initiative, Ricardo Cepeda-Marquez and C40 Africa Regional Director Hastings Chikoko met with three of … [Read more...]
New labels make recycling easier for customers
In an industry first, Woolworths has initiated and introduced a new on-pack recycling label (OPRL), intended to assist recycling efforts by making it easier for customers to recycle correctly, while stimulating the growth of the recycling sector. Woolworths was motivated to develop the new recycling labels after feedback from customers revealed that the industry symbols … [Read more...]
What does the shift in waste law mean to me?
How will the shift in waste law change how you manage your business & grow the Green Economy? PETCO will be hosting an information sharing workshop titled "Law and Order: an overview of waste law in South Africa" aimed at giving a broad overview of the South African environmental legal framework, the implications for the waste management & recycling sector and the … [Read more...]
Joburg pushing ahead with waste reclaimers
“Empowering waste reclaimers is one of the many ways that the City of Johannesburg has chosen to minimise waste to landfill and to create sustainable jobs while making Johannesburg a world class city” said Councillor JJ Thomo at the launch of the City of Johannesburg Waste Reclaimers Empowerment Project. PETCO is pleased to be a part of the City of Johannesburg Waste … [Read more...]
Play your part in plastic recycling
Ever wondered what happens to your plastic bottles after you’ve discarded them? Most of them are thrown into rubbish bins and end up in one of South Africa’s strained land fill sites. A more viable and environmentally friendly alternative is to deliver them to the plastics recovery stations at municipal drop-off centres, for recovery and recycling. Alternatively, participate … [Read more...]
Pipes to be heavy metal free by 2015
The SA Bureau of Standards have announced that all PVC pipes manufactured in SA must be free of heavy metals by 2015. It's a great step forward in protecting our environment and workers from heavy metal contamination. General Manager at the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) Certification, Gauteng, Sibongile Dhlamini, confirmed earlier that the technical … [Read more...]
From linear into circular society
“There is no Planet B. We are all a part of the global market and live on a planet with finite resources. We have the same aspirations and visions but will have to find a unique strategy when it comes to our waste management and recycling challenges.“ This was the message from the first South African and European Colloquium on Recycling that took place in Cape Town last … [Read more...]
New labelling helps make recycling easier for customers
In South Africa, there are so many recycling labels which are confusing for customers, designers and developers. That’s why Woolworths has designed and adopted new labelling on packaging to tell you exactly what materials each of their packs contain and how you can dispose of them. The new labelling started appearing on food packaging this month. The intention is for the … [Read more...]
Retailers club together to minimize waste
Retailers and recycling organisations are coming together to help curb the impact of waste products in our country. A Retailers for Recycling Forum was created by the PET Plastic Recycling Company (trading as PETCO), together with Woolworths and Pick 'n Pay. This forum will focus on minimizing the environmental impact of post-consumer packaging in our country, by using … [Read more...]
