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The search for sustainable cotton

February 9, 2021 Leave a Comment

"We are at a unique stage in our history. Never before have we had such an awareness of what we are doing to the planet, and never before have we had the power to do something about that… The future of humanity and indeed, all life on earth, now depends on us." - David Attenborough. From David Attenborough to world leaders, we are hearing that the next decade will determine … [Read more...]

Reusable shopping bags tread lightly on Mother Earth

June 7, 2020 Leave a Comment

The South African plastics industry has welcomed the recent findings released by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), confirming that reusable, plastic shopping bags have the lowest environmental footprint compared to carrier bags made from alternative materials. The study was funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and aimed to … [Read more...]

Finding economic and environmental solutions after covid-19

April 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

Post-Covid-19, there will be more pressure on governments, NGO’s, and the private sector to drive small economies in local communities. With an expected rise in unemployment, a bi-product of the forced global lockdowns, new ways to derive incomes are going to be key for survival, and especially in the poorer communities in South Africa. Green Corridors, the NPO which has … [Read more...]

Bioplastics are not the same as biodegradable plastics

December 14, 2019 Leave a Comment

When it comes to plastic alternatives, there are two materials that consumers are likely to encounter; bioplastics and biodegradable plastics. These are separate products that are often confused. People think that bioplastics and biodegradable plastics are one and the same, but in reality, they are not. Both of these materials are fairly new developments that are growing in … [Read more...]

The road to ending plastic waste in SA

November 26, 2019 Leave a Comment

The South African Initiative to End Plastic Waste has already made important progress in its efforts to find workable solutions that will prevent plastic from polluting the environment. According to Plastics SA executive director Anton Hanekom, this initiative was formed earlier this year and enjoys the support and active participation of the entire packaging value chain – … [Read more...]

New industry guidelines for recyclable plastic packaging released

October 16, 2019 Leave a Comment

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 packaged for … [Read more...]

What happens to most of our PET bottles?

March 31, 2019 Leave a Comment

What is the largest end-use market for recycled PET plastic (called rPET) in South Africa? Polyester stable fibre. Propet is a polyester fibre manufacturer which produces fibre from recycled PET plastic bottles. Did you know that Propet is committed to cleaning up South Africa’s landfill sites by converting waste into high quality polyester fibre and promoting sustainability … [Read more...]

Sustainable rPET strapping another boost for plastic recycling in SA

January 30, 2019 Leave a Comment

In a growing industry shift towards sustainable packaging and product design, one of South Africa’s largest manufacturers of wood-based products has decided to use only locally sourced and recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) strapping. According to PG Bison’s chief executive officer, Gerhard Victor, the company uses 9.1 million metres of plastic strapping per annum to … [Read more...]

New Joburg plant to recycle bottles into bottles

April 21, 2015 Leave a Comment

A state of the art bottle-to-bottle recycling plant is coming to Wadeville, Johannesburg to turn soft drink, bottled water and other forms of PET packing into bottles again. Extrupet will be installing a state of the art Bottle-2-Bottle recycling plant furnished with Starlinger recycling technology, specially engineered to fulfill the expectations and standards needed for … [Read more...]

Decade of PET recyling brings benefits across the board

April 22, 2014 Leave a Comment

Did you know that after ten years in the industry almost half of all our PET beverage bottles are now recycled? That is 1.9 billion bottles per year diverted from the waste stream. The PET Recycling Company (Pty) Ltd was registered on the 3rd November 2004 and their first set of Directors included the late Rob Rodger, Bob Naidoo, Syd Carter, Roger Thomas, Mandla Tisani, … [Read more...]

Some companies are taking deforestation seriously

March 11, 2014 Leave a Comment

Mars has committed to remove deforestation from all of its products by the end of 2015, a move that places pressure on companies such as Procter & Gamble to set an equally ambitious No Deforestation Policy. In addition, Greenpeace activists today documented ongoing forest clearance and unfurled a giant banner in a palm oil plantation in Indonesia which is owned by … [Read more...]

Pipes to be heavy metal free by 2015

January 29, 2014 1 Comment

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 committee of … [Read more...]

Wine in plastic bottles?

October 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

Pick n Pay is now offering wine bottled in plastic - to be correct, PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate). There are considerable benefits to using PET bottles for wine. They are light-weight and therefore significantly more eco-friendly as they require less energy to produce. Traditionally, PET was used for sporting events or in-flight catering, where there is a very fast … [Read more...]

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