7 May 2026 | Press Releases
As South Africans look to grow their income and build businesses in 2026, one often overlooked resource is creating real economic opportunity: glass. From collectors to buyback centres, glass recycling is opening doors for entrepreneurship and livelihoods across the...
24 Mar 2026 | Press Releases
Shabeer Jhetam, CEO for The Glass Recycling Company South Africa’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey from Statistics South Africa shows an improvement in employment, with unemployment easing to 31.4%. However, the figures also reflect continued strain on the labour...
13 Mar 2026 | Press Releases
The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) recently hosted another waste picker training, Buyback Centre (BBC) and business management bootcamp in Khayelitsha, aimed at strengthening the entrepreneurial capacity of glass collectors, increasing the number of buyback centres,...
19 Feb 2026 | Press Releases
Johannesburg, 2026 – Three cities. One month. A national target exceeded. That’s the outcome ofThe Glass Recycling Company’s #GlassRecyclingChallenge 2025, which set out to collect 280 tons of glass in glass recycling banks during November – a benchmark that was...
10 Dec 2025 | Press Releases
December brings its usual mix of celebrations, last-minute shopping and long-awaited family time. Families gather around braais, year-end functions fill calendars, and communities across the country embrace the spirit of rest, reflection, and joy. But it’s also the...
3 Nov 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
South Africans are once again being called to action as The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) launches the #GlassRecyclingChallenge 2025, running throughout November. The goal: to collect 280 tons of glass across Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Cape Town – proving that...
