AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS

KENYA – Samsung Electronics East Africa has partnered with home appliances store Housewife’s Paradise to collect e-waste for recycling as part of a joint effort…

KENYA – Africa’s largest beverage manufacturer, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Kenya has announced that it will be transitioning the Dasani water bottles for both the…

SOUTH AFRICA – Austrian packaging solution provider ALPLA has invested US$65.59 million (€60m) in a new polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling plant in Ballito, in the…

SOUTH AFRICA – Andrew Ingham’s new wine brand Interpunkt and award-winning boutique estate Journey’s End Vineyards, have teamed up to launch a pioneering range of…

SOUTH AFRICA – Paper and packaging group Sappi Southern Africa has joined forces with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) to launch the Sappi Chair…

SOUTH AFRICA – Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms. Barbara Creecy, has issued a clarion call for urgent action to combat the escalating…

KENYA – Three startups in Mombasa County have been awarded US$50,000 (KES7.2 million) for their unique innovations designed to curb plastic pollution in the coastal…

KENYA – The Kenya PET Recycling Company Limited, (PETCO Kenya) has transitioned to Packaging Producer Responsibility Organization (PAKPRO) in a bid to accelerate recycling of…

SOUTH AFRICA – Global supplier of sustainable packaging solutions, Ardagh Group has announced plans to develop a global Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Cape Town,…

BOTSWANA – Coca-Cola Beverages Botswana (CCBB) has unveiled a new state-of-the-art production line and water treatment plant today, representing a total investment of P310 million…