“How To” Recycling videos now available in five official languages Cape Town – POLYCO, the Polyolefin Recycling Company (NPC) will be growing the message about the importance of recycling during the month of September, as part of the local packaging industry’s Clean-Up & Recycle Week SA, which will take place from the 12th to the …

POLYCO, the Polyolefin Recycling Company (NPC) hosted their fourth Annual General Meeting in Johannesburg recently.  Addressing the association’s board members, which represents the leading packaging converters in South Africa, Chief Executive Officer Mandy Naudé presented a detailed report on their business and the state of the local polyolefins recycling industry. “This past year has undoubtedly …

Cape Town – POLYCO, the Polyolefin Recycling Company NPC, was formed in 2011 by the leading South African Polyolefin Plastic Packaging Converters, to promote the recycling of polyolefin plastics and diversion of plastic from landfill throughout South Africa. The company represents the largest plastic packaging polymer group in South Africa and is funded through the …

POLYCO donates bins and clear refuse bags to assist in recycling efforts   Cape Town, November 25, 2015– POLYCO, the non-profit Polyolefin Recycling Company (NPC), has donated 12 branded, yellow wheelie bins and 500 rolls of clear refuse bags to the Oasis Association in Claremont, Cape Town and the Breede Valley Association for Persons with …

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 …