Thin, flexible plastics — like plastic bags, food wrap and packing material — are among the least likely to get recycled. They get tangled up in the machinery at recycling facilities and can break the ...

JSE-listed supermarket retail group Shoprite this week held a media tour of its Riverfields distribution centre, in Kempton ...

A fashion designer uses Checkers Sixty60 shopping bags to create a stunning fairy dress with wings and the works.

A fashion designer making their mark in the world of fashion, one retail shopping bag at a time. One of the most significant ...

The group says that the new recyclable bag also passed shelf-life testing and will roll out across more than 1 400 Shoprite, Checkers and Usave supermarkets from May. As a result, the proportion of ...

South Africans can now buy 7kg potato bags that are fully recyclable, thanks to a packaging breakthrough by the Shoprite Group.

Shoprite Group has become the first local retailer to introduce a fully recyclable 7kg potato bag which, the group believed, offers a practical solution to a long-standing environmental problem, while ...

Under the bill, retailers can only provide recycled paper checkout bags, and must charge a fee of at least 5 cents per bag. Customers on food assistance programs would remain exempt from the fee.

The Shoprite Group has rolled out South Africa's first fully recyclable 7kg potato bags, tackling a persistent packaging dilemma in the country's retail industry. The initiative represents a ...

The new recyclable bag also passed shelf-life testing and will roll out across more than 1,400 Shoprite, Checkers and Usave supermarkets from May 2025. As a result, the proportion of the Shoprite ...

The packaging is set to be introduced this month. Credit: Shoprite Holdings. The Shoprite Group has rolled out South Africa’s first fully recyclable 7kg potato bags, tackling a persistent packaging ...

It's safe to say these recyclable bags have become more than just a carrier ... Van Deventer told Shoprite, "Beate wanted to do something with Sixty60 bags, and initially she wanted overalls, ...