• What's new and Why?
• Tips for Recycling everyday plastics
• Woolworths and Nampak partner in Pilot Recycling Project
• The Pretoria Show goes "green"
• Moonprint - Concerts for the Earth
• SA's food grade rPET chip
• Explaining the Recycling Symbol
• Polymer Identification Code - what are the polymer logos?
• Compelling Facts about Plastic - plastics industry's 18 th report on trends in production, demand and recovery of plastics
• Making sustainable development a reality - Download the SMART LIVING HANDBOOK
• Designing Packaging to facilitate Recycling
• Integrated Waste Exchange (IWEX) website relaunched
• Recycling around the World
• E-WASTE - where does it go to die?
• "Extended Producer Responsibility" one step further...
• Go Green in 8 easy Steps
• Lonehill's Recycling Initiative
• Reduce, Re-use, recycle and then RECOVER
• Reduce your Household Waste - How to do a "Trash Audit"
• Report signals way to recycle mixed plastics (WRAP)
• Does Recycling offer Genuine Benefits to the Environment? (WRAP)
• RCMASA tackles Hazardous Waste
• Sponsor a Happy Drum and save a life - another RCMASA Initiative
• The Plastics Recycling Sequence
• Education Programme: are you ready to recycle?
• How to start a Recycling Program
• Enviromark takes on "Big Events"
• Group focuses on the recycling of Packaging
• http://vimeo.com/19161495 ...

What’s New – And Why?

Innovations in plastics are aplenty. Some of the latest exciting concepts currently being rolled out are:

• Greater use of easily recycled materials  - Of all the plastics you can recycle, PET offers one of the most widely available  recycling options . And rather than develop new types of plastics, some companies are opting to increase the chance their product will be recycled by using materials widely collected, like plastic #1. For example, Sprint recently updated   its accessory packaging, which is now made from PET, a plastic that’s easier to recycle than its predecessor, PVC.

• Greater use of bioplastics   – While the benefits of bioplastic materials are not yet confirmed, the idea that natural materials are being used to substitute fossil fuels is intriguing. Additionally, innovative products are rolling out on the market this year. Now, consumers may have the opportunity to compost plastic at home, something we hadn’t seen before.

• Increased use of post-consumer waste   – Sometimes, the easiest plastic to get is the plastic that’s already in the form you need. Many companies are opting to find ways to continually improve their use of recycled materials, like Nestle’s re-source water bottle project. But ideally, product-to-product life cycles (for example, the bottle-to-bottle paradigm   Coca-Cola Recycling   is adopting with its new plant) are the wave of the fut ure.

These developments are part of the natural progression of the industry. They’re also an answer to what “you” want, in the sense of general demand. Consumers want to see what companies are doing because they feel   they can make a difference   there.”

“For example, I may not be able to save the rainforest, but I can recycle a bottle of Coke I just finished. It’s that personal ownership of what they’re doing that anyone can relate to.”

Sentiments from the plastics industry echo this option as well. They can shift to what their customers want. They’re willing to use recycled content, etc. It all depends on cost performance and the customers’ wants.

Gearing Up

While updates in plastics to better accommodate changing demands in terms of sustainability and performance may not be widely available as of yet, research on these innovative materials and how to overcome their challenges is heavily underway.

As reported in a 2007 survey by the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and  Packaging Digest,  73 percent of 1,255 respondents stated that their companies were emphasizing sustainable packaging.

A  new study   by Pike Research anticipates the use of sustainable packaging throughout the world to grow 11 percent by 2014, which would mean that almost a third of all packaging would be environmentally friendly.

The companies that are producing and selling the plastic you use are also investigating sustainability on their home turf. According to Roselli of Coca-Cola Enterprises, they have a new “Target 100″ program for approximately 60 centers in North America. “We’re targeting 100 percent of waste production at all of our facilities. Some of our facilities are already up to 99 percent landfill diversion, including products like staples, backing of labels, plastics, etc.,” said Roselli.

At its Bellevue, Wash. plant, 99.85 percent of Coca-Cola’s waste is diverted from the landfill. “They went from recycling 7 pieces of material to recycling 50,” Roselli added.

The point?

Corporate transparency and response to consumers’ sustainability desires is increasing, but we still need to remember to recycle, especially when it comes to easily reused materials such as plastic.

To encourage consumers to recycle more, Plastics Make it Possible(SM) provides the following tips for reusing and recycling everyday plastics.

A Woolworths' pilot recycling project opened this October 2009, at eight Engen stations in the Western Cape to recycle paper, cardboard, glass and plastic. If successful, the project will be rolled out across the country.

The recycling pilot project is being run in partnership with Nampak who will collect the waste as part of its existing recycling routes and distribution networks and ensure it is recycled.

Justin Smith, Woolworths' good business journey manager says, "Like us, our customers are concerned about the wellbeing of our planet and want to recycle their waste. We want to make it easier for them. For some, dropping recycling waste off at a local service station that they may visit anyway, will be a convenient solution".

"Recycling waste is a fundamental pillar of Woolworths' good business journey, our plan to help our planet, country and communities. Our philosophy has always been to address the concerns of our customers. Reducing and recycling packaging is high on their list of priorities. We believe this innovative initiative will provide a convenient solution to this challenge. In conjunction with the recycling programme we continue to make progress on our own targets to reduce foods and clothing packaging?

Easy and convenient solution

Pierre Roodt, national marketing manager retail, Engen Petroleum says, "With our footprint of conveniently located sites across the country, we can provide South Africans with an easy and convenient solution for their recycling. Our customers can now drop off their recycling either when refuelling or when passing by.

The petroleum industry needs to meet its sustainability and carbon reduction targets. This collaborative project will therefore make a meaningful contribution in encouraging and assisting all South Africans to embrace the concept of recycling. The initiative also demonstrates how large corporate companies can team up and combine resources to protect our environment."

Nampak says, "Nampak Recycling is very proud to be a partner in this joint project with Woolworths and Engen. We commend them for their commitment in greening our environment and encourage other corporate companies to involve themselves in similar initiatives."

Small changes today, large impacts tomorrow

June Josephs-Langa, CEO of Indalo Yethu, the South African government's environmental campaign, says, "It is the small changes we make today which will have a major impact on the world we have tomorrow. We are excited to endorse this groundbreaking initiative from the private sector and look forward to the national rollout. Working together as South Africans to reduce the volume of waste that goes to landfill through recycling, we can restore the environment, and tackle climate change bin by bin. I encourage others in the private sector to follow this sterling and practical step toward greater sustainability in their own operations."

Barry Coetzee, Head of Integrated Waste Management, Strategy & Policy for the City of Cape Town, says, "Managing our ever growing municipal landfill sites is a challenge we should all be concerned about. We believe this initiative has the potential to make a real difference in the medium to long term."

A Woolworths' pilot recycling project opened this October 2009, at eight Engen stations in the Western Cape to recycle paper, cardboard, glass and plastic. If successful, the project will be rolled out across the country.

The recycling pilot project is being run in partnership with Nampak who will collect the waste as part of its existing recycling routes and distribution networks and ensure it is recycled.

Justin Smith, Woolworths' good business journey manager says, "Like us, our customers are concerned about the wellbeing of our planet and want to recycle their waste. We want to make it easier for them. For some, dropping recycling waste off at a local service station that they may visit anyway, will be a convenient solution".

"Recycling waste is a fundamental pillar of Woolworths' good business journey, our plan to help our planet, country and communities. Our philosophy has always been to address the concerns of our customers. Reducing and recycling packaging is high on their list of priorities. We believe this innovative initiative will provide a convenient solution to this challenge. In conjunction with the recycling programme we continue to make progress on our own targets to reduce foods and clothing packaging.?

Easy and convenient solution

Pierre Roodt, National Marketing Manager retail, Engen Petroleum says, "With our footprint of conveniently located sites across the country, we can provide South Africans with an easy and convenient solution for their recycling. Our customers can now drop off their recycling either when refuelling or when passing by.

The petroleum industry needs to meet its sustainability and carbon reduction targets. This collaborative project will therefore make a meaningful contribution in encouraging and assisting all South Africans to embrace the concept of recycling. The initiative also demonstrates how large corporate companies can team up and combine resources to protect our environment."

Nampak says, "Nampak Recycling is very proud to be a partner in this joint project with Woolworths and Engen. We commend them for their commitment in greening our environment and encourage other corporate companies to involve themselves in similar initiatives."

Small changes today, large impacts tomorrow

June Josephs-Langa, CEO of Indalo Yethu, the South African government's environmental campaign, says, "It is the small changes we make today which will have a major impact on the world we have tomorrow. We are excited to endorse this groundbreaking initiative from the private sector and look forward to the national rollout. Working together as South Africans to reduce the volume of waste that goes to landfill through recycling, we can restore the environment, and tackle climate change bin by bin. I encourage others in the private sector to follow this sterling and practical step toward greater sustainability in their own operations."

Barry Coetzee, Head of Integrated Waste Management, Strategy & Policy for the City of Cape Town, says, "Managing our ever growing municipal landfill sites is a challenge we should all be concerned about. We believe this initiative has the potential to make a real difference in the medium to long term."

The stations are:
Sunset Beach Otto Du Plessis Drive, Sunset Beach
Edgemead 7 Edgemead Drive, Edgemead
Welgemoed Jip De Jager Drive, Welgemoed
Tokai Service Station 226 Main Road, Retreat
Blackheath Buttskop Road, Blackheath
Motorport (Constantia) Constantia Village Shopping Centre,
Meadowridge (Bergvliet) 142 Ladies Mile Road, Meadowridge
Paradyskloof (Stellenbosch) Blaauwklippen Road, Stellenbosch

The "greening" of this year's Pretoria Show was a huge success, thanks to the commitment of industry players and the City of Tshwane's Waste Management, and Agriculture and Environment Departments.

7 tons of waste were prevented from ending up on landfill through the efficient co-ordination of Jahmy's Collection and Recycling. Armed with t-shirts and gloves donated by the Plastics Federation of SA, waste was collected by 40 members of the "greening team", sent to the recycling station and then separated into 5 different bins for plastics, paper, glass, cans and composting.

Waste collected:

Materials Weight/ KG Cans 3000 Card box 4080 News Papers 300 Magazines 400 White Papers 150 PET 1111 LD- PE ( Clear) 400 LD-PE ( Mix) 250 HD-PE 100 PP 100 Glass 6000 Total 15.891 tons

Jahmy Cleaning and Recycling took their initiative one step further, and introduced a drama called "Greener Wealth". This play educated learners about the importance of recycling and greening of events.

Despite the challenges of funding, and communication, the "greening" initiative was a good start and with the help of their partners, will continue to grow and educate!

Special thanks go to:

• Collect a Can
• Selemela glass recycling
• The city of Tshwane
• Tshwabac
• Pretoria Show Organizers
• Siyakhula Events
• Selemela glass recycling
• Plastics Federation of South Africa
• Community members and the actors
• Rekord
• Unisa

Jahmy Cleaning and Recycling - mpho@tshwabac.co.za

Moonprint Productions is a Section 21 non-profit organisation which aims to promote the message of a greener earth to the people of South Africa through the mighty medium of music - creating an awareness of what each and every person can do to help our Earth. www.moonprint.co.za

Polymer Identification Code

Polymers are specifically different from each other, performing differently - so for recycling, their technical integrity must be maintained. Furthermore, where the polymer logo is not present, it is much more likey in South Africa that the spent / waste item, will end up in landfill and that's just not an acceptable option anymore. We need to recover as much as we can for recycling or energy recover. It is for this reason that Retailers need to insist that their packaging bears the polymer logo.

As part of the "Extended Producer Responsibility" as defined in the new DEAT Waste Management Bill, the packaging industry needs to be proactive and ensure that the recycle logo appears on all products.

What are the polymer logos?

Why Polymer Identification Codes?

Download the Polymer Identification Code and start doing your bit to protect our over-burdened planet!

Download the Plastics Recycling / Collections and Identification Training Manual

The SMART Living Handbook contains a series of practical steps that households in Cape Town can take to make their homes safer and save them money, while working to reduce their impact on our precious environment. Although this guide pertains to Cape Town, it could be applied anywhere in the country.
These steps have been well researched by experts and have been shown to make a difference. The steps outlined are simple to achieve and can easily become part of everyday life.
The SMART Living Handbook also provides information on key environmental resource issues facing us globally, and within our city.

Download the SMART Living Handbook in PDF format.

Visit www.capetown.gov.za/environment for future updates, other language versions and a range of other environmental resources and publications.

Have you ever taken the time to consider how the rest of the world approaches recycling?

We are often so comfortable in our own surroundings, that sometimes we don’t have the opportunity to see how other countries approach the same daily concerns.  Here is a glance at some different parts of the world and how seriously they take recycling.

India

• In Dharavi, India, many people make a living by creating their own recycling factories. It is estimated that the self-made recycling industry employs roughly 200,000 people. It’s not merely taking care of waste, but a way of life and a source of income.
• India recycles roughly 40 percent of their e-waste a year. This includes such items as broken or unwanted electrical appliances.

Europe

Energy recovery averages around 29% across Europe. Japan mechanically recycles some 20% with around 52% being thermally or chemically recycled. Australia recycles around 15% of consumption but this includes exports of 5% and therefore mechanically recycling of only around 10%. The Australian tonnage mechanically recycled is around 168500 tpa – a bit less than South Africa.

In Europe the highest mechanical recycle rate is Germany at 35% followed by Belgium at 29% and Sweden at 27%. The average of the top 9 European nations that collect up in excess of 80% of consumption of plastics annually is 24%.

The majority of recycling in the United Kingdom is handled by authorities. They institute incentives in order to encourage recycling. For example, a landfill tax is charged on top of normal landfill fees to encourage business and local authorities to recycle, reduce, and reuse. The United Kingdom recycles roughly 17.7 percent of its waste. Ireland, Italy, and Portugal are around the same percentage.

Japan and China

• In China, recycling isn’t just a citizen responsibility; it’s now considered second nature. Citizens and government alike in China are taking steps to encourage recycling. This has also become a profit machine. The citizens who diligently collect recyclables off the street are numbered around 2.5 million people. These scrap collectors earn the equivalent of $150 a month which is roughly half of what a cab driver earns in that country in the same time frame.
• It is estimated that 20 percent of the countries waste is disposed of improperly in China. This includes such items as building materials.
• Despite this, Beijing has built the world’s largest recycling facility and continues to install recycling bins. The city of Beijing hopes to increase their recycling rate from 10 percent to 80 percent by 2010.
• Japan mechanically recycles some 20% with around 52% being thermally or chemically recycled. Recycling is a $360 billion dollar industry.
• In 1995, Japan established the Containers and Packaging Recycling Act to “meet the increasing need to reduce the volume of solid waste and make full use of recyclable resources by means of sorted collection and to recycle waste containers and wrapping.” The Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Association helps to take on this responsibility by investing and managing recycling fees.

South America

• In Brazil, nearly 500 cooperatives employ approximately 500,000 recycling collectors. This is a $3 billion industry.
• 50 percent of the 140,000 tons of trash generated daily in Brazil is recycled.
• Chile opened its first electronic scrap recycling facility in 2005.
• Peru opened its first recycling plant in 2007, which processes plastic packaging.

Africa

• In South Africa we mechanically recycle between 175 000 and 180 000 ton per annum of all plastics. This equates to some 18 -19% of polymers converted.
• In Egypt, refuse collectors actually buy the right to collect trash since it is seen as such a profitable business. The collectors gather and recycle anything they can turn for a profit.

A Different Angle

The world’s recycling perspective ranges anywhere from profitable to vital in preserving the environment and controlling waste. While some countries offer elaborate setups for recycling and their citizens take the extra step to sort their waste, other countries have to choose alternative methods.

In places like Africa, India and South America, the common trend is that the recycling industry is a means to provide income for many residents. In many countries, companies and governments take the lead in recycling, but others do not have the infrastructure to set up such an arrangement.

Despite this, the waste situation is real and turning the situation into profit has both helped many countries by controlling their waste and providing income for struggling families.

It is increasingly important for companies to reduce the environmental impacts of products and services through their whole life cycle. Companies failing to address environmental performance in product design and development will find it increasingly difficult to compete in the global market. So says Recoup, who works with its many valued members and partners to maximise efficient plastics recycling and deliver environmental benefits.

Packaging should be designed to satisfy technical, consumer and customer needs in a way that minimises environmental impact. This means amongst other things that packaging should be designed to use the minimum amount of resources for purpose and once it has completed its job, the scope for recovery maximised.

These guidelines focus on the design of plastic packaging to facilitate recycling. This guide has been supported by a range of international trade organisations.

Recyclability by Design

Polystyrene Design Guide

PVC Design Guide

PET Design Guide

PP Design Guide

Polyethylene Design Guide

(courtesy: RECOUP (UK) - www.recoup.org)

Ever wondered ..."Where do PC's, telephones and other electronic items go to die?"

We know!!

Yesterday's high tech gizmos have become today's rubbish! Computers, copiers, fax machines and more, end up creating a graveyard of unwanted plastic, metal and wires. A recent springclean at the head office of the Plastics Federation uncovered several items which had been languishing under years of dust, now collected and destined for correct e-waste disposal. We are happy to announce that "our house is in order!"

It is estimated that approximately one million tons of electronic scrap is dumped in this country every year. Most of this disposal is done in contravention of the National Environmental Act, although the corporations concerned are often unaware of this. Typically, the procurement people do not realise the legal and environmental implications involved in purchasing and disposing of electronic equipment.

The ITA has launched its e-Waste initiative under the banner of the "ITA Recycling Guarantee", and aims to contribute to strategies aimed at reducing global warming, to improve the living conditions for local residents based on better managed waste streams, resource protection, reduced health risks and an improved economic situation.

Two sister companies, Sindawonye Granulators and Processors, and Non Ferrous Shredders, have an answer to the disposing of e-waste and plastics in an environmentally friendly manner with no dumping, landfilling, water, soil or air contamination taking place in the recycling process of e-waste and plastics. The result is re-usable material with extremely low levels of impurity. 8 tons of e-waste and 6 tons of non ferrous metal waste is processed hourly. The component parts are broken down into the basiv raw materials and then separated by means of magnetic composition, as well as air separation techniques which rely purely on air input. The metal components are separated from all e-waste and cable, with the remaining plastic being recycled and manufactured into useful commodities. For more info contact Andre Smit

Other Electronic Recyclers include:

Why is E-waste considered hazardous?

Computers and other electronic equipment are manufactured from materials found naturally as well as man-made. While some naturally occurring substances, such as chromium, are harmless in nature, their use in the manufacture of electronic equipment often results in compounds which are hazardous. A few of the toxins contained in electronic waste are Mercury, Beryllium, Arsenic and Lead. These are highly toxic and especially harmful to human health and the environment if not disposed of carefully.

Did you know that almost 3/4 of all computers ever sold, remain stockpiled, awaiting disposal in garages and office buildings? As you probably know, dumping e-waste in landfill sites is harmful to the environment, as the toxic substances can leach into our soil and water, posing obvious environmental risks. For more information on what YOU can do to reduce the risk to our environment, visit one of the following websites:

Important E-Waste Details

• Pikitup Gauteng Drop-off Sites: www.pikitup.co.za
• ITA: www.ita.org.za
• eWaste: www.e-waste.org.za
• E-Waste Alliance team in the Cape's quarterly newsletter - to download, click here.

Suggested reading on "High-tech Trash": nationalgeographic.com

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Recycling programme in Lonehill ...

Pikitup, a Johannesburg based waste management company, was recently approached by Lonehill residents to start a recycling programme for the suburb of 4500 residents. At the time Mama She's Waste Recyclers, a recycling company, had already put the wheels in motion for a pilot project of this kind. The residents of Lonehill, a suburb in the northern part of Johannesburg, have come together and devised a plan of action. The programme aims to reduce waste to landfill and rather send the household waste, that can be recycled, to a recycler.

Pikitup kindly offered to donate the first three months' supply of blue bags which would be used to collect the recyclable waste. ( Please note that these blue bags were made from recycled material too!)

Besides educating residents on what can and cannot be recycled, this programme is also creating an awareness of recycling programmes already in operation in other parts of the country.

The programme was launched on 6 November 2006.

Step 1: Educate the residents. An information leaflet was compiled and together with a blue plastic bag, distributed to each home in Lonehill.

Step 2: Residents were to place all recyclables such as glass, plastic and cans (but NOT paper), in the blue bags provided which were to be left on each resident’s kerbside and collected by Mama She's Waste Recyclers, each Monday.

Sounds easy? To date, 30% of all residents have displayed their commitment to the success of this "pilot project" and actively participate in the programme. Although details of the programme appeared in regional newspapers, many residents are still unaware of the recycling programme and its benefits to the community at large. The separation of recyclable material means that the amount of material sent to landfill is reduced and the municipality's collection of waste in the area is less, which could perhaps influence municipal charges for services rendered.

Yes, awareness certainly needs to be increased, but its an ongoing education process. Thanks to the residents of Lonehill, this project exemplifies a community's commitment to managing their waste recycling in a responsible manner, and thus ensuring that future generations eventually reap the benefits.

Some interesting facts:

• Mama She's Waste Recyclers collect an average of 3,5 tons of recyclable waste from this area each week.
• The majority of the waste consists of plastic, glass, tins and minimal amounts of paper and cardboard, which are collected by Mondi Recyclers.

For a comprehensive list of Recyclers in the country, click here.

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Recycling mixed plastics such a salad bags and plastic trays can be cheaper than sending them to landfill or burning them, a report published today has shown.

Click here to read more about a life cycle assessment recently released by WRAP ( the Waste and Resources Action Programme). The assessment included a range of collection and recycling methods and compared them to traditional disposal methods such as incineration and landfill.

A Life Cycle Comparison of Key Materials

A recurring theme in the debates that surround waste and resources management is the extent to which the recycling of materials offers genuine benefits to the environment. Often, critics of the policy drive towards greater recycling assert that the act of recycling may in fact have little or no benefit to the environment, suggesting that more energy may be used in getting materials to the recycling facility than is saved by the process of recycling.

In order to inform this debate more fully, WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) commissioned a major international research project from the Technical University of Denmark (IPU) and the Danish Topic Centre on Waste. The Danish team of experts, who have worked closely on the development of life-cycle thinking to inform future European waste strategies, conducted a comprehensive international review of existing life cycle analysis (LCA) projects that have used ISO standard methodologies to evaluate the impact on the environment of managing key materials in different ways – through recycling, incineration or landfill.

This study is the largest and most comprehensive international review of LCA work on key materials that are often collected for recycling – paper/cardboard, plastics, aluminium, steel, glass, wood and aggregates. To read the full report, download the Executive Summary and Final Report, or visit WRAP’s website at www.wrap.co.uk.

The Plastics Recycling Sequence

1. The waste plastics materials are collected from sources such as households, supermarkets and garbage dumps. Although collection of litter is perfectly feasible it becomes a matter of logistics as it is rarely concentrated. Time and the expense of the actual collection, limit the viability of the collection of litter.

2. The collected plastics are then sorted by type of plastics and often also by colour - especially in the case of film.

3. Individual types of sorted plastics are compressed and baled.

4. The bales are delivered to the real recycler who may do further sorting once the bales are opened.

5. The plastics articles are size-reduced i.e. cut up into smaller pieces or granules.

6. The granules are put through a washing plant to remove labels, residual contents packed in the item and soil from, for instance, a municipal garbage dump.

7. After drying the granules are fed into an extruder. They get melted down and the melt is extruded through multi-hole dies in the form of continuous strings.

8. The strings are water cooled and chopped up into pellets by a revolving cutter.

9. The pellets are bagged and are then ready to be sold to converters to produce new plastics articles.

Collection and Sorting

At present a number of collectors obtain waste plastics from factories, shops and garbage dumps and will only collect types that they find easy to sell.

They also do the initial sorting into the 6 major tonnage plastics types. It is at this point that difficulties can arise as the end-user does not want cross-contamination of materials in the pellets supplied to him.

Other useful sites to visit:

• PETCO
• Buyisa-e-Bag
• EWASA
• Going Green
• Polystyrene Packaging Council
• Waste Plan - on site waste management
• Waste Exchange
• Expanded Polystyrene Packaging Group (a member of the British Plastics Federation)
• UK Waste Online
• www.plasticbagrecycling.org
• www.letsrecycle.com
• www.wrap.org.uk (the Waste and Resources Action Programme)
• www.tetrapak.co.za/recycle/recycle_process.html
• Mama She's Waste - Tel: 011 828 7429
• City of Cape Town’s Waste Wise Campaign
• The Integrated Waste Exchange Programme was launched by the City of Cape Town in May 2000 in a
  bid to reduce the amount of hazardous and general waste material entering landfill sites.
• The Institute of Waste Management promotes environmentally-acceptable and cost-effective
  waste management with the aim of protecting the environment and South Africans from poor waste
  management
• The National Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism Tel. 012 310 3911
• The Natural Step puts the principles of sustainable development into practice by introducing the
  framework into organisations.
• Institute for Zero Waste in Africa: tel. 083 4717 276 e-mail zerowaste@iafrica.com.
• Rose Foundation (recycling of oil)
• Footprints
• Oasis Recycling and Waste Management Project
• Tsoga Environmental Centre: Tel: 021 694 0004
• Mondi Recycling
• Nampak Recycling
• dontwaste.co.za
• Sappi Waste Paper