On Monday, 04 November 2019 Cape Town will  host  an event that celebrates  the level of industry innovation and showcases the wide variety of local products that are designed and manufactured using recycled plastics. The South African Plastics Recycling Organisation (SAPRO) Best Recycled Plastic Product Awards will take place at Workshop17 at the V&A Waterfront …

The Million+ Plastic Recycling Revolution is a bold new campaign that aims to mobilise more than one million South Africans to commit to recycling their plastic packaging. The non-profit, Polyco (The Polyolefin Responsibility Organisation), believes that recycling is something that every person can do to make a positive impact on the earth. They have launched …

The community of Thabazimbi and surrounding informal settlements have recently been introduced to an exciting new recycling project that helps them to keep their community clean while learning about the benefits of recycling their packaging waste, and earning a monetary reward. After a successful launch in Langa, Cape Town in 2017, the Packa-Ching recycling project …

“How To” Recycling videos now available in five official languages Cape Town – POLYCO, the Polyolefin Recycling Company (NPC) will be growing the message about the importance of recycling during the month of September, as part of the local packaging industry’s Clean-Up & Recycle Week SA, which will take place from the 12th to the …

POLYCO, the Polyolefin Recycling Company (NPC) hosted their fourth Annual General Meeting in Johannesburg recently.  Addressing the association’s board members, which represents the leading packaging converters in South Africa, Chief Executive Officer Mandy Naudé presented a detailed report on their business and the state of the local polyolefins recycling industry. “This past year has undoubtedly …

Cape Town – POLYCO, the Polyolefin Recycling Company NPC, was formed in 2011 by the leading South African Polyolefin Plastic Packaging Converters, to promote the recycling of polyolefin plastics and diversion of plastic from landfill throughout South Africa. The company represents the largest plastic packaging polymer group in South Africa and is funded through the …

POLYCO donates bins and clear refuse bags to assist in recycling efforts   Cape Town, November 25, 2015– POLYCO, the non-profit Polyolefin Recycling Company (NPC), has donated 12 branded, yellow wheelie bins and 500 rolls of clear refuse bags to the Oasis Association in Claremont, Cape Town and the Breede Valley Association for Persons with …

POLYCO gives a much needed “hands-up” to worthy collectors   Cape Town – POLYCO, the Polyolefin Recycling Company (NPC), has announced the names of the 12 collectors of post-consumer polyolefin waste that will be receiving a total of R4.6million in grants and interest-free loans. As part of POLYCO’s mandate to promote and grow the collection …

Informative and entertaining videos help explain importance of plastics recycling   Cape Town – POLYCO, the non-profit Polyolefin Recycling Company, has just released a series of five informative and fun and YouTube-style videos to explain the importance of plastics recycling, how to recycle, what not to recycle, and the various different products that recycled plastics …

Recyclers invited to apply for interest free loans   Cape Town – One of the most common types of plastic you’ll find in your home, are polyolefins. Making up approximately 70 % of plastics packaging in South Africa, these plastics bear the polymer identification codes 2, 4 or 5, and are tough, resilient and in …