As the world marks Earth Day on 22 April, Rosond reaffirms its commitment to environmental stewardship, innovation, and responsible resource development.

In a country where reliable water and sanitation infrastructure remains both a pressing need and a long-term national priority, the role of the Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has never been more critical. As South Africa prepares for renewed infrastructure investment and increasing urbanisation, ensuring the quality and longevity of plastic piping systems is essential.  As the voluntary, self-regulating, non-profit association representing plastic pipe manufacturers and key stakeholders across the industry, with membership comprising the majority of leading players in Southern Africa, SAPPMA continues to lead from the front.

Equipment manufacturers in the water industry should play a central role in developing solutions to the country’s growing potable and waste water challenges.

The Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA) has reported strong progress in PVC recycling and product stewardship, with the organisation exceeding national recycling targets for post-consumer PVC packaging despite increasingly difficult conditions facing the recycling sector in South Africa.

South Africa is running out of landfill space fast. With major hubs like Cape Town and Johannesburg facing less than five years of remaining landfill capacity, the linear disposal method of landfilling is not serving the country’s waste management challenges. In addition to the landfill airspace challenge, organic waste carries an estimated R8.7 billion annual cost on our economy through landfill practices. Addressing the urgent need for organic waste diversion, Oricol Environmental Services and Cape Town Biogas have partnered to transform how the Western Cape handles organic waste, moving beyond simple disposal to a true zero-waste-to-landfill outcome.