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 Africa (PRASA) shares the story about Mary Phillips, an entrepreneur who saw value in paper waste and old telephone … [Read more...] about Mary Phillips and The Waste Takers make waves with recycling in PE
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Six paper recycling mistakes your business might be making
Six paper recycling mistakes your business might be making: Mary Phillips of The Waste Takers in Port Elizabeth is just one of the many entrepreneurs that PRASA has trained to improve their recycling businesses. Clean, good quality recycled paper supports thousands of people around the country. Photo: Issi Abrahams for Paper Recycling Association of South Africa Recovered paper – the paper and cardboard from our recycling bins – is a valuable raw material and South Africa has been using it as an … [Read more...] about Six paper recycling mistakes your business might be making
Whittlesea Recycling GenV
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Mpact Makes Recycling at Schools Fun
Mpact Makes Recycling at Schools Fun: According to Mpact Recycling starting a school recycling programme need not be an overwhelming task, it simply requires a bit of planning. “Paper can be both reused and recycled. By using every sheet on both sides, using the reverse side as scrap paper or for making copies, a school’s paper cost could be reduced considerably. Other paper-based materials such as juice and milk cartons from the tuck shop also add up, making carton recycling a smart addition to … [Read more...] about Mpact Makes Recycling at Schools Fun
New mobile shredder securely destroys unused hard drives
EWASTE TO ART: eWaste Technologies Africa, a client of the Seda Nelson Mandela Bay ICT Incubator, started a pilot project with a Port Elizabeth based non-profit organisation and will donate e-waste that can be transformed to art. eWaste Technologies Africa managing director Enrico Vermaak (Centre), Jeanine Horn-Erasmus (Business Development Executive) and Shaun Philander (Junior Engineer) display some office supplies which has been made from electronic waste. Port Elizabeth, 9 March 2016 – … [Read more...] about New mobile shredder securely destroys unused hard drives
How to dispose of your used car battery
The disposal of batteries in SA is a key concern particularly when it comes to the recycling of lead acid batteries. For leading manufacturer and distributor of automotive and industrial batteries in South Africa, First National Battery, a wholly owned subsidiary of JSE listed, Metair Investments Limited, protecting the environment through correct battery use and disposal is essential. First National Battery is an ISO 14001: 2004 certified company and through its franchise network, Battery … [Read more...] about How to dispose of your used car battery
Pulling the plug on e-waste
Join US for the FIRST EVER NATIONWIDE e-Waste Collection Drive As part of this national e-waste collection campaign Jeffares & Green Consulting Engineers, in partnership with the GREENACRES shopping mall, the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) Eastern Cape Branch, “Khanya” Hygiene Services and DESCO will be hosting its first public e-waste collection event: When: Thursday , 1st November 2012 (from 10 AM-2 PM) Where: GREENACRES Shopping Centre, Ring Road - … [Read more...] about Pulling the plug on e-waste
Can I please be the first?
The longhair and I spend a goodly amount of time in our garages recently as we tried to get rid of all of our accumulated junk so that we can get one more car in the garage in anticipation of renting our flatlet out (See: Private Granny Flat Near Greenacres To Let). So far we have done a sterling job of allowing Cash Crusaders and Big Bucks to cherry pick stuff at a pittance, giving stuff away to the Estate Manager and Domestic Queen, asking Animal Welfare to take the rest (they must have … [Read more...] about Can I please be the first?
98% Recycling by Local Firm
A hefty R2.4 million joint investment between Goodyear and its recycling partner, The Waste Trade Company, has turned the tyre manufacturer's waste yard into a clean, organised and Earth-friendly facility, reflecting the award winning, environmental can-do attitudes of both these companies. "The generation of waste comes with the tyre manufacturing process; we can't escape it but we can find the most practical and environmentally friendly ways to manage that waste," said Pamela Moodley, … [Read more...] about 98% Recycling by Local Firm
Take Part in an Innovative Denim Recycling Project
SOS Children's Village Port Elizabeth is appealing to members of the public to donate their old Denims (Jeans) for recycling into 'practical and pretty' items to be manufactured by women as part of an income generating initiative operating from the Westville informal settlement in Port Elizabeth. A group of ladies from the community are already being trained in beadwork techniques and will soon be graduating to sewing classes. "Our focus in Family Strengthening Programmes across South … [Read more...] about Take Part in an Innovative Denim Recycling Project
Recycling now Legislated
In a bid to sort out the unpleasantries sometimes experienced in household waste removal, South Africa will finally put into effect the long-awaited National Domestic Waste Collection today. This follows the publication of the National Domestic Waste Collection Standards by Water and Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa, under the National Environmental Management: Waste Act (Act No. 59 of 2008) after consultations were held in the provinces. The standards aim to set out rules and … [Read more...] about Recycling now Legislated
