Turning Metal Scrap Into World Class Art
MetPac-SA has empowered Mbongeni Msani, a talented waste picker from Emadlangeni local municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal. This waste picker has the incredible talent and ability to transform metal scraps into stunning works of art. Msani’s journey as a waste picker began as a means of survival. He began collecting metal scraps from the streets and […]
MetPac-SA and Hulamin Celebrate Aluminium Packaging Circular Economy
On 27 May 2025, MetPac-SA proudly hosted a “Metal Packaging Recovery and Recycling Process Appreciation Day” at Hulamin’s pre-consumer and post-consumer aluminium packaging recycling and re-melting facility in Pietermaritzburg. This key strategic event brought together representatives from MetPac-SA member companies and strategic partners, including Unilever, RCL Foods, Aerosol Canners, Durban University of Technology, eThekwini Municipality, […]
MetPac-SA Hosts Successful 6th Annual General Meeting
Celebrating Industry Progress and Setting Bold Goals for 2025 Durban, 26 June 2025. MetPac-SA, the Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) for metal packaging in South Africa, recently held its 6th Annual General Meeting (AGM) online, reflecting on the organisation’s impressive growth and achievements, while outlining ambitious plans for the year ahead. The meeting was opened by […]
Annual Green Youth Indaba 2025
Date: 17 June 2025 Venue: The Station Conference Centre, Durban, South Africa MetPac-SA was invited to the annual Green Youth Indaba 2025 which took place at The Station Conference Centre in Durban, South Africa. This was a weeklong summit. Its key focus was on advancing sustainability goals in South Africa, job creation in the waste […]
Metpac-SA Formally Invited by Gauteng Department of Environment to a Strategic Partnership Roundtable
Date: 5 June 2025 Venue: The Cradle of Humankind (Maropeng) Time: 09h00-14h00 Theme: Gauteng Provincial Government and Private Sector Environmental Partnerships MEC for Environment Ms Shyla Peters together with Gauteng Department of Environment, officially invited MetPac-SA to a roundtable discussion to present strategic partnership programmes aimed at improving the environmental sustainability of the City of […]
EThekwini Municipality in Partnership with MetPac-SA Celebrates World Environment Day: Yellowwood Park
Date: 4 June 2025 Venue: Yellowwood Park Civic Centre Address: 1 Pelican Drive Yellowwood Park EThekwini Municipality in partnership with MetPac- SA celebrated World Environment Day on 4 June 2025. This global event was attended by learners from four Primary Schools from ward 64 which included Yellowwood Park Primary School, Montclair Primary School, Woodlands Primary […]
EThekwini Municipality World Environment Day in Partnership with MetPac-SA: Cato Manor
EThekwini Municipality World Environment Day in Partnership with MetPac-SA: Cato Manor
Waste Management Workshop Hosted by SDCEA
The South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA) hosted a pivotal Waste Management Workshop on 29 May 2025 at the Diakonia Centre in Durban Central. The workshop brought together about 80 stakeholders from various sectors in the KZN recycling space to share knowledge, promote sustainable waste practices, and strengthen community participation in environmental stewardship. Waste Pickers […]
MetPac-SA Explores Australia’s Return and Earn Model with TOMRA Cleanaway
In May 2025, Kishan Singh, CEO of MetPac-SA, and Sally-Anne Käsner, founder of Circular Vision, recently visited TOMRA Cleanaway’s Eastern Creek Sorting Facility in New South Wales (NSW) Australia. This visit offered a first-hand look at the operations of Australia’s NSW’s Return and Earn program — a leading example of a successful container deposit scheme […]
MetPac-SA Visits Cleanaway’s State-of-the-Art Western Sydney MRF
In May 2025, Kishan Singh, CEO of MetPacSA, and Sally-Anne Käsner, Founder of Circular Vision, recently visited the Cleanaway Western Sydney Material Recovery Facility (MRF) — one of Australia’s most advanced recycling centres, located in New South Wales. This visit formed part of MetPacSA’s broader learning journey to explore international best practices in resource recovery […]