South Africa’s school recyclers have not just raised the bar this year - they have shattered it. The results from The Glass Recycling Company’s Annual Schools Competition show just how powerful a simple habit can become when it is driven by determined learners and...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...