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This Mandela Day, you can stay home and help informal recyclers

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvJuly 8, 2020October 9, 2024 1,797 0

The paper and paper packaging sector have launched a collaborative initiative to distribute care packs to informal waste collectors in three areas on 15, 16 and 17 July 2020 as…

The 23rd of April is World Book Day and these are the Quotes that changed us!

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvApril 23, 2020October 9, 2024 2,006 0

The Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) is celebrating World Book Day with some of the best book quotes, hoping to inspire you to read.   South Africa (22…

The 5th of February is the 2020 World Read Aloud Day & this is how to join

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvFebruary 5, 2020October 9, 2024 2,761 0

World Read Aloud Day was established to boost reading for children and to strengthen the bond between an adult and child; this is how to join.   South Africa (04…

National Recycling Day urges us all to take a hard look at our waste

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvSeptember 11, 2019October 9, 2024 1,225 0

This National Recycling Day, mpact wants to teach South Africans all about the value of a circular economy and why recycling is so important in the long run.   South…

Informal Recyclers offered training ahead of Joburg’s recycling changes

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvJune 21, 2018October 9, 2024 1,695 0

The City of Joburg’s implementation of a new ‘separation at the source’ programme will see residents fight pollution but what about informal recyclers?   Every bin day, you see these…

South Africa’s paper recycling 2020 target of 70% reached three years early

by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeJune 7, 2018October 9, 2024 723 0

Over 1,3 million tonnes of paper and paper packaging have been diverted from landfill in 2017 alone.   The Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (PRASA) has announced the 2017…

Let’s unplug and reconnect for Earth Day & World Book Day

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvApril 21, 2018October 9, 2024 903 0

Earth Day and World Book Day are just around the corner so challenge yourself and your family to unplug and reconnect with each other and nature.   You know the…

Educational: 5 Reasons why paper rocks for South Africa.

by PAMSA@PaperRocks_SAJanuary 23, 2018October 9, 2024 696 0

Boxes. Labels. Books. Your child’s first report card. A tissue for their first heartbreak. It’s paper – a renewable, recyclable material that is an inextricable, often invisible part of our…