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 …

“Since our inception two years ago, POLYCO has invested R17 million in the recycling value chain, which will unlock new volumes of 48 000 tonnes over the next three years, as well as creating 558 formal and 3750 informal jobs”   Johannesburg – POLYCO, the Polyolefin Recycling Company NPC, shared highlights of its successes achieved …

Cape Town – POLYCO, the Polyolefin Recycling Company, has announced the names of the 9 winners in its Facebook competition that came to an end last week. The company’s “A Thousand Thank You’s” campaign gave 9 lucky people a chance to win their share of R50 000 by simply viewing a fun and easy to …

R7 Million in Loans To Be Invested To Fund Polyolefin Recycling Projects Around SA   Cape Town – POLYCO, the Polyolefin Recycling Company, has released the names of the six successful applicants who will be receiving total investment loans of R7 million over the next 6 months to fund their existing polyolefin recycling operations. The …

An avalanche of submissions received from across South Africa as POLYCO extends its deadline for submissions.   Cape Town – A rush of submissions from companies applying for support funding for their separation, collection and sorting of post-consumer polyolefin plastic packaging projects flooded the POLYCO inbox on Friday, 16 May, as the deadline loomed for …

New submission deadline is Friday, 16 May 2014   Cape Town – Due to the disruption caused by the recent public holidays and in response to the numerous requests it has received, POLYCO has announced that it will be extending the submission deadline to apply for support funding for separation, collection and sorting of post-consumer …