An ambitious, five-year project aims to transform plastic packaging in the food and beverage sector in South Africa in a bid to cut down on plastic pollution. Cape Town (30 November 2023). The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and WWF South Africa are spearheading a five-...
When science is accessible: A lifecycle-based evaluation of the South African plastic sector
The CSIR’s Taahira Goga and Dr Valentina Russo received the South African Journal of Science ’s (SAJS) Outstanding Article Award for their paper on a lifecycle-based evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions from the plastics industry in South Africa . The paper was co-authored by Prof. H. von Blott...