Keeping the lid on plastic pollution: Tethered closures for PET bottle caps
As with many small plastic items, bottle closures and their tamper evident rings are common litter items. Their small size…
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Woolworths trials removal of barrier bags from 12 Western Cape and Gauteng stores
A South African Plastics Pact founding retail member, Woolworths, is conducting a trial in 12 of its stores to explore…
Closing the loop: SA Plastics Pact’s members are leading investment in SA’s transition towards a circular economy
Since the launch of the South African Plastics Pact, members have committed to invest ~R3.5 billion in circular downstream investments,…
2022 Annual Report published!
The South African (SA) Plastics Pact members have published the 2022 Annual Report. This follows last year’s publication of the…
Design for recycling tool published
SAPRO and its partners (Polyco, WWF Nedbank Greentrust, Designed For Earth) has developed and published a Design for Recycling tool. Packaging…
Plastic packaging innovation celebrated at annual SAPRO recycling awards
SFG Technologies, an Mpumalanga-based smart food growing solution, has walked away with the overall winner prize at the annual South…