Turning the Tide on Plastics Waste Accumulating at KZN Beaches: Volunteers and clean-up teams busy picking up the litter from the Blue Lagoon river mouth Thousands of bags filled with litter were prevented from entering the sea off the KwaZulu-Natal coast this past month thanks to various beach-clean ups organized by the Plastics|SA Sustainability Division. According to Douw … [Read more...] about Turning the Tide on Plastics Waste Accumulating at KZN Beaches
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Mary Phillips and The Waste Takers make waves with recycling in PE
Mary Phillips and The Waste Takers make waves with recycling in PE: Mary Phillips of The Waste Takers in Port Elizabeth is just one of the many entrepreneurs that PRASA has trained. Photo: Issi Abrahams for Paper Recycling Association of South Africa JOHANNESBURG, September 14, 2017: Ahead of National Recycling Day on September 15, the Paper Recycling Association of South … [Read more...] about Mary Phillips and The Waste Takers make waves with recycling in PE
Rich booty of waste collected at 2017 SA Navy festival
Rich booty of waste collected at 2017 SA Navy festival: The Plastics|SA Clean-Up crews were once again in action at this year’s SA Navy Festival that took place at the Simonstown harbour from the 17th to the 19th of March. According to John Kieser, Plastics|SA’s Sustainability Manager and coordinator of the clean-up crews, each year close to 50 000 people visit this event … [Read more...] about Rich booty of waste collected at 2017 SA Navy festival
Global waste group Averda acquires Solid Waste Technologies
Global waste group Averda acquires Solid Waste Technologies: Eugene Barnard, Averda’s Healthcare Head Global waste-management group, Averda, further invests in the South African market with the acquisition of Solid Waste Technologies (SWT), a healthcare medical waste company with over 20 years’ experience. The acquisition of SWT alongside SharpMed, acquired in 2016, makes … [Read more...] about Global waste group Averda acquires Solid Waste Technologies
Artist recycles plastic waste into colourful artworks
Artist recycles plastic waste into colourful artworks: A MyJHB.co.za selected Johannesburg Art Gallery video for you: (31 Dec 2015) SOUTH AFRICA PLASTIC ART SOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLY LENGTH: 6:40 AP Television Johannesburg, South Africa – 2 December 2015 1. … [Read more...] about Artist recycles plastic waste into colourful artworks