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The women behind the glass
Shaping change and creating opportunity August 2025 - Beyond this past month celebrating high-heeled women behind laptops and in corporate boardrooms, Women’s Month should also honour those rolling up their sleeves and getting dirty. Yes, we mean the women in waste,...
Raising a glass: How SA’s biggest brands are owning their waste
If South Africa had an official pastime beyond braaiing and sports, it might just be making plans, to make plans. This can be true of sustainability plans... they can find themselves caught between good intentions and actual implementation. But in this scenario, the...
Now’s the Season to Work Hard for Money for Glass!
The festive season is here, and with it comes plenty of opportunities to turn empty glass bottles and jars into extra cash. Whether it’s at taverns, shebeens, restaurants, or community centres, celebrations mean piles of glass ready for recycling. And...
Glass Acts of Greatness: SA Schools Shine in 2024 Recycling Challenge
South African primary schools turn trash into treasure in The Glass Recycling Company’s national eco-challenge The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) is proud to reveal the ‘glass acts of greatness’ that have emerged from its flagship environmental education initiative –...
Sustainability at the forefront:
The Glass Recycling Company’s progressive impact on glass recycling Johannesburg, 25 March 2025; The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC), a not-for-profit Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) focussed on the recycling of glass packaging, recently unveiled its past...
Embracing sustainability: SA hospitality’s role in glass recycling
07 April 2025; The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) is calling on all restaurants, bars, and hotels to elevate their environmental efforts by taking up glass recycling. Restaurants can opt to have a free glass bank installed on their premises or be provided with wheelie...