Successful “Recycling in the Bag” campaign
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200 waste collectors ahead of Global Recycling Day
Over the past 15 years, more than 19 million tonnes of paper and paper packaging have been recovered and kept out of South African landfills, th…
Think before you throw this Global Recycling Day
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GLOBAL RECYCLING DAY – FRIDAY 18 MARCH 2022
Johannesburg – March 16, 2022 – Around 1.1 million tonnes of paper and paper packaging are recovered for recycling in South Africa every year. This acc…
GOOD NEWS – Paper grocery and take-away food bags can be collected for recycling
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Good news for households and waste collectors – paper grocery and take-away food bags can be collected for recycling
JOHANNESBURG – MARCH 15, 2022 – Under a new campaign name, “Recycling in the B…
SRF FLEXIPAK – Sword of Honour
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SRF FLEXIPAK PTY LTD AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT AWARD
SRF Flexipak has won a prestigious Sword of Honour from the British Safety Council.
The company’s Cato Ridge s…
EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY – S18 OF NEMWA
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On 5 May 2021, the final EPR Regulations were published by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE).
The regulations are effective as from 5 May 2021 and all pro…
Fibre Circle launches campaign to promote more recycling of food and beverage cartons
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JOHANNESBURG, March 9, 2021 – Fibre Circle, the producer responsibility organisation (PRO) for the South African paper and paper packaging sector, is calling on South African food producers to help…
LOCKDOWN REGULATIONS: A BLIGHT FOR SA METAL PACKAGING INDUSTRY
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Industry suffers significant losses as manufacturing and recycling grind to a halt
Johannesburg, May 11, 2020. Prior to the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, started on 27 March 2020, the count…
SA PACKAGING AND PLASTICS INDUSTRIES APPLAUD MINISTER’S DECISION TO DEVELOP INDUSTRY-MANAGED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
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The plastics and packaging industries of South Africa, represented by Packaging SA and Plastics SA, have both welcomed the announcement made by Ms Barbara Creecy, Minister of Environment, Forestry…
Manufacturing Indaba Western Cape 6 November 2019
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