Sustainability

‘Every can collected and recycled is a win – for the environment, for the economy and for future generations,’ says...

Driven by the mission to offer compostable solutions that exist in harmony with nature’s cycles of growth and decay, Green...

REM Specialty Papers, the local distributor for Futamura’s NatureFlex range, is among the companies working to reframe this conversation. NatureFlex...

Extrupet, Africa’s largest producer of food-grade recycled PET (rPET), opened its doors to Dr Dion George, minister of Forestry, Fisheries...

These immersive events offered MetPac-SA members and stakeholders a rare behind-the-scenes look into how used aluminium packaging is reborn, reaffirming...

Until now, the ubiquitous potato bag was a case study in design compromise. It featured a durable outer layer and...

In the fluorescent-lit backrooms of South African supermarkets, the quiet hum of packaging machinery is the unseen pulse of produce...

While much of the packaging industry’s focus has shifted to biodegradable materials, PlastiColors’ technical manager, Carolyn Kellock, is refreshingly pragmatic:...

This has saved nearly 40 million cubic metres of landfill space, and put paper and cardboard back into the recycling...

SealGlobal.Co’s journey began modestly in 1966 as a UK-based subsidiary. Few could have foreseen its transformation into a global leader,...

Papaerless’ often focuses on reducing office paper, but overlooks the environmental advantages of paper-based packaging. Both office and packaging paper...

For decades, solvent-based systems have been the industry norm, yet their environmental and health drawbacks are increasingly hard to ignore....