PETCO, in collaboration with PRASA and The City of Johannesburg organized a ground breaking workshop which brought together entrepreneurs who would change the face of recycling in the Gauteng region. This collaboration also joined forces with key role players in industry to provide a 5-day entrepreneurial training workshop for a hundred people who are passionate about … [Read more...]
Pretoria households urged to recycle their polystyrene
The Polystyrene Packaging Council of South Africa (PSPC) has made an urgent appeal to households and businesses in the Pretoria region to make sure that they are recycling their polystyrene. According the Polystyrene Packaging Council’s Director, Adri Spangenberg, used and recycled polystyrene find a second life in a wide variety of different products, including picture frames, … [Read more...]
Polystyrene recycling takes off in Zimbabwe
A responsible local polystyrene recycling company has assisted a neighbouring country with the setting up of an industry body to oversee the recycling of polystyrene. According to Polystyrene Packaging Council (PSPC) Director, Adri Spangenberg, the Zimbabwean government and environmental organizations have begun putting pressure on local industries, to address their … [Read more...]
The story of PET
You remember that PET stands for Polyethylene Terephthalane - what most beverage bottles are made of. Watch ‘The Story of PET’. “We hope that this video is informative and sparks debate with all those who see it” says Cheri Scholtz, CEO of PETCO. ‘The Story of PET’ details the journey of a PET bottle from the time it is received at the Recycling Plant, to where the bottles … [Read more...]
Greening SA’s schools with Miss Earth
Miss Earth South Africa, in association with CONSOL, recently visited two schools in the Langa Township to facilitate the planting of 30 trees in celebration of World Environment Week from 04 June – 07 June. The schools visited were Isimela High School and Zimasa Community School. The tree planting session was lead by Cape Town finalist Nayha Gautam and her sponsor from … [Read more...]
No heavy metals in SA’s pipes
The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association has announced that lead has been eliminated from all locally-manufactured plastic pipe products and that all plastic pipes manufactured by its members are guaranteed to be free of heavy metals. “SAPPMA was established to create absolute quality, trust and integrity throughout the value chain of the industry. In the … [Read more...]
The next wave for change to save our seas
The eyes of the world will be focused on the health of our oceans when World Oceans Day is celebrated on Friday, 8 June. Since it was first introduced in 1992, nations around the globe participated in the planet’s biggest celebration of the ocean on this date as they raise awareness of the important role the sea has to play as a source of food, oxygen, medicine and trade … [Read more...]
Best recycled plastic competition
The South African Plastics Recycling Organisation (SAPRO) has announced that entries are now open for its third annual “Best Recycled Plastics Product of the Year” Competition. According to SAPRO Chairman, Douglas Greig, the winners of the 2012 competition will be announced at a Gala Dinner on Thursday, 13 September 2012 as one of the highlights of the plastic industry’s … [Read more...]
Collection & recycling centres sprout green
The plastic recycling industry is developing at a steady pace, as consumers and businesses become more aware of the need to conserve the natural resources and energy involved in the manufacture of packaging and other products. Pressure from a more conscious world has the plastic industry searching for greener solutions and one of the leaders in this initiative is a company … [Read more...]
Recycling on the move
A big part of our modern deluge of problems is the fact that there simply is no space left for waste. That is what is so great about recycling, especially when it comes to a packaging option as cost-effective and environmentally friendly as PET plastic. PETCO has sponsored Remade recycling 10 x 28m³ bins to further increase the collection of PET. The handover of the branded … [Read more...]
Food-grade Plastic is BPA free
Johannesburg: After Minister of Health, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi banned the manufacturing, importation, exportation and sale of polycarbonate (PC) infant bottles containing of Bisphenol A (BPA), many chemical scare stories, urban myths and internet-rumours started to spread like wildfire. In response to all the hype, the mouthpiece of the plastics, Plastics|SA has put together a … [Read more...]
Plastics|SA wins recycling award
Plastics|SA, the umbrella body representing the plastics industry of South Africa, was awarded the 2011 Enviropaedia Award for Recycling at the inaugural Eco-Logic Awards ceremony which took place in Cape Town on Saturday evening in partnership with The Greenest Event expo. “We are honouring companies and individuals who are helping us fight both the symptoms and the causes … [Read more...]
Plastic litter still soils our beaches
The audited results of this year’s International Coastal Clean-Up Day, which took place on 17 September 2011, show that plastic litter continues to be a problem on South Africa’s beaches. “Plastics don’t litter, people do”, says John Kieser of Plastics|SA who annually coordinates the South African volunteer initiative in partnership with Coastal Conservancy, in an effort to … [Read more...]
