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June 2025
In this issue
- Accelerating Waste Picker Integration Progress Update on SAWPRS 2.0
- SDCEA Waste Management Workshop Unites KZN Stakeholders For Sustainable Action
- Metpac-SA and Hulamin Showcase Aluminium Recycling in Action
- Metpac-SA and GeT Metal Group Unite to Celebrate Circular Economy in Action
- Celebrating the Women Driving Sustainability in SA
- Metpac-SA Successfully Completes ISO 9001:2015 Stage 1 Audit
- Dr Ravi Nadar Achieves CPP Qualification
March 2025
In this issue
- An overview of South Africa’s metal packaging industry
- EPR success: meeting and exceeding government targets in year 3
- MetPac-SA announces new EPR fees for 2025
- MetPac-SA celebrates Trash4Treats awards ceremony at Palmview Primary
December 2024
In this issue
- MetPac-SA forges strategic partnership with role players in the ferrous and aluminium recycling value chain
- Trash4Treats Schools Project Update
- Changes to the MetPac-SA Board
- New staff member joins MetPac-SA
- MetPac-SA creates practical work opportunities for research students
- And much more
October 2024
In this issue
- Trash 4 Treats programme rolls out to Gauteng and KZN
- MetPac-SA attends ISWA 2024 conference and EPR event in Cape Town
- Rolling up our sleeves during Clean-Up @ Recycling SA Week
- MetPac-SA CEO awarded his DPhil degree
May 2024
In this issue
- Leading the charge towards sustainable metal packaging
- MetPac-SA unveils new-look brand identity and website
- Extending our reach to include Aerosol Packaging
- Celebrating Global Recycling Day with Miss Earth SA
- Promoting recycling & circular economy with exciting new video series
- MetPac-SA Commits to Enhanced Business Systems: Aligning with ISO 9001:2015 Standards
September 2020
In this issue
- Measuring recycling successes: Input or Output?
- Chill Beverages launches Africa’s first canned water solution
- SA Aerosol industry steps up to help fight COVID-19
- Researchers predict that metal markets will move into surplus due to COVID
June 2020
In this issue
- LOCKDOWN REGULATIONS: A BLIGHT FOR SA METAL PACKAGING INDUSTRY
- MEMBER NEWS: HEINEKEN AND PACKSOLVE
- RHODES FRUIT GROUP RE-OPENS CANNING FACTORY AFTER COVID-19 SCARE
- METPAC-SA SHOWS SUPPORT FOR WASTE RECLAIMERS DURING LOCKDOWN
- UK ALUMINIUM PACKAGING HITS RECYCLING RECORD
April 2020
In this issue
- Impact of the COVID-19 virus on the metal packing industry
- Member news
- Sustainability news
August 2018
In this issue
- BMI releases latest metals packaging stats
- Kishan Singh awarded CPP certification by IoPP
- MetPac-SA welcomes two new members
- From waste to wealth: making MetPac-SA’s voice heard at Mail & Guardian breakfast session
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