19/08/2020
25 Woolworths stores are now plastic bag free
Woolworths has announced that 25 stores including some of its largest full line stores and 3 food markets are now single-use plastic shopping bag free.
20/07/2020
Johnnie Walker is launching a new bottle that's made out of paper
Johnnie Walker is introducing a 100% plastic-free bottle made of paper starting next year.
16/07/2020
Woolworths celebrates #plasticfreejuly with new milestones
As part of its ZERO packaging waste to landfill commitment, Woolworths set ambitious targets of phasing out single-use plastic bags by the end of 2020 as well as for all its packaging to be reusable or recyclable by 2022.
19/06/2020
FRESHSTOP AT CALTEX OPENS ITS 325TH STORE IN RICHARDS BAY
FreshStop at Caltex opened its 325th store at 68 Alumina Allee Street in the industrial area of Alton in Richards Bay last week. The Moodley family’s latest venture took flight with the opening of FreshStop Alton, which has rejuvenated the Caltex fuel forecourt that the family has been running there since August last year.
17/06/2020
Unilever’s new climate plan puts carbon labels on 70 000 products
Unilever NV is releasing a new set of climate goals that make it the most ambitious of any consumer goods company tackling carbon emissions.
25/05/2020
Recycled plastic fantastic - but only if it’s reused
South Africa’s love-hate relationship with single-use plastic has come under the spotlight in a new study highlighting the environmental, social and economic impacts of carrier bags.
30/04/2020
Hardware stores will be open to everyone in Lockdown Level 4
Stores selling hardware can reopen to everyone under Level 4 of the national lockdown.
29/04/2020
Local entrepreneurs welcome plans for new landscape on spaza shops
Small businesses have welcomed plans by the government to clamp down on spaza shops that are trading outside the confines of the law.
24/04/2020
Clicks to keep expanding despite poor economy
CEO says long-term strategy will be maintained despite short-term crisis
05/03/2020
First of its kind recycling project launched in Limpopo
Residents in northern Limpopo are becoming eco-warriors thanks to a new campaign which aims to see environmental waste reduced and much-needed jobs created at the same time.
12/02/2020
South African Retail Giants Sign the First Plastics Pact in Africa
Research shows that eight million tonnes of plastic leak into the ocean every year and with a business as usual scenario, according to research done by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, by 2050 there could be more plastics than fish in the ocean by weight.
06/02/2020
PnP branded product packaging to be 100% reusable or recyclable by 2025
Pick n Pay will significantly reduce the impact of single-use plastic and packaging by 2025. Since 2018, the retailer has successfully implemented a number of initiatives to reduce packaging and single-use plastic at its stores and throughout its supply chain.