Lexi Hall

The new academic year has begun and, after a year like 2020, it’s no wonder stress levels are already high and confidence in the 2021 school year launching without a hitch is low. As learners, you’ll need to stay flexible in your outlook. “It is more important than ever to start your school year on a confident note and, although confidence does not come easy to everyone, these tips from our team […]

There is no denying that solar energy is a reliable and clean source of renewable energy. But is it affordable? Versofy co-founders are on a mission to empower fellow South Africans to start their journey towards energy independence with solar, supporting them with affordable finance solutions during these tough times. As a customer centric business, the Versofy team focus on quality and transparency

Johannesburg, 20 April 2021 – Nestlé became the first food and manufacturing company to join the Polyolefin Responsibility Organisation (Polyco), a not-for-profit industry body that was established in 2011 to focus on reducing the amount of used polyolefin plastic packaging waste going to landfill and ending plastic waste in the environment. Polyco aims to make waste a valuable

A nationwide recycling campaign, the Million+ Plastic Recycling Revolution, has welcomed a collaboration with Pick n Pay School Club that will help educate over 1.7 million primary school learners and over 80 000 teachers about the importance of plastic recycling. Launched by The Polyolefin Responsibility Organisation (Polyco), The Million+ aims to mobilise more than one million South Africans

School halls stood empty; playgrounds went quiet, and the sports fields enjoyed only pigeons as proverbial spectators. In 2020 the effects of the worldwide pandemic affected schools in all locations and an eerie silence hung over what is usually a meeting place for loud play and enthusiastic learning. “Many teachers in our network have raised concerns that the

“Sneakers tell stories – whether it’s on trails up the mountain or walks along the promenade; at pop-up art exhibitions or in secret gin bars. Each pair has its own adventure; each has its own journey,” says Lolo Ndlovu, Founder of The Sneaker Shack. South Africa’s only in-store premium sneaker laundry service has made its way

2020 has taken its toll on everyone in some shape or form; and for many of us, it’s been a financial knock too. The silver lining is that it’s taught us to really value human connection, quality time with family and thinking out the box. With this in mind, The Answer Series (TAS) CEO George

Polyco & Local NPO to inspire positive recycling habits as part of Inkwazi Isu, the Fish Eagle Project, in Kwazulu Natal’s Upper South Coast A much-needed and worthy project has just been launched at the Amanzimtoti Taxi Rank in the Upper South Coast of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal to inspire positive recycling habits and to end

For the teachers reading this, you know that you did not become a teacher for money or fame; and whether you consciously thought about it or not, you became a teacher because you would go on to make a difference in the world. In the lead up to International Teachers’ Day on 5 October, now

Research has highlighted that a significant proportion of consumers re-use margarine, large yoghurt, and ice-cream tubs made from polypropylene (PP), extending their lifespan and keeping these products out of the landfill. Led by the Polyolefin Responsibility Organisation NPC (Polyco), the ‘PP tub re-use research’ aims to guide a higher-level of repurposing for these plastic packaging