MetPac-SA Explores Australia’s Return and Earn Model with TOMRA Cleanaway
In May 2025, Kishan Singh, CEO of MetPac-SA, and Sally-Anne Käsner, founder of Circular Vision, recently visited TOMRA Cleanaway’s Eastern Creek Sorting Facility in New South Wales (NSW) Australia. This visit offered a first-hand look at the operations of Australia’s NSW’s Return and Earn program — a leading example of a successful container deposit scheme […]
MetPac-SA Visits Cleanaway’s State-of-the-Art Western Sydney MRF
In May 2025, Kishan Singh, CEO of MetPacSA, and Sally-Anne Käsner, Founder of Circular Vision, recently visited the Cleanaway Western Sydney Material Recovery Facility (MRF) — one of Australia’s most advanced recycling centres, located in New South Wales. This visit formed part of MetPacSA’s broader learning journey to explore international best practices in resource recovery […]
MetPac-SA Showcased on the Global Stage at AIP 2025 in Sydney
We’re proud to announce that Dr. Kishan Singh, CEO of MetPacSA, represented South Africa at the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) 2025 Conference, held on 6–7 May in Sydney. As the leading professional body for packaging education and training in Australasia, the AIP plays a vital role in developing industry expertise across packaging technology, business […]
MetPac-SA Celebrates the Women Driving Change in the Recycling Industry
MetPac-SA recently hosted its inaugural International Women’s Day event on April 23, 2025, in Durban, a vibrant celebration of the women shaping South Africa’s recycling and sustainability landscape. The gathering brought together female entrepreneurs, recycling pioneers, and government representatives for a day of shared stories, insightful conversations, and valuable networking. The auspicious event, themed in […]
MetPac-SA Exceeds EPR Targets in Metal Packaging Recovery and Recycling
Durban, 16 April 2025. MetPac-SA, the Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) for metal packaging in South Africa, has announced significant progress in achieving, and in some cases, exceeding the Government’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) targets set by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) for Year 3 of implementation. Now entering its fourth year […]
Announcing New EPR Fees for 2025
MetPac-SA, wishes to inform our valued members of the approved Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fee adjustments that will come into effect with the 2025 invoicing cycle. Since the inception of the EPR Scheme, MetPac-SA has operated on a conservative fee structure to establish the groundwork for a financially viable and sustainable metal collection and recycling […]
MetPac-SA Celebrates Trash4Treats Awards Ceremony at Palmview Primary
Durban, 3 March 2025. The success of the Metpac-SA Trash4Treats inter-school recycling competition was celebrated in style at a special awards ceremony held recently at Palmview Primary in KwaZulu-Natal. Hosted and sponsored by MetPac-SA in partnership with [dot]GOOD, the event recognised the remarkable efforts of learners, educators, and waste collectors in promoting sustainability through metal […]
MetPac-SA announces winners of Inaugural Research Awards
MetPac-SA, the Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) representing the South African metal packaging industry, is proud to announce the winners of its first-ever research awards. The competition formed part of MetPac-SA’s commitment to environmental sustainability and skills development, aiming to encourage young researchers to explore solutions to pressing issues within the metal packaging recycling sector. The Gold […]
MetPac-SA And Phoenix for the Planet Join Forces to Boost Community Recycling Efforts
MetPac-SA – the Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) for South Africa’s metal packaging industry – has extended its partnership with Phoenix for the Planet, a community-driven recycling initiative founded in 2021. This collaboration builds on the success of the Trash4Treats project, an initiative spearheaded by [dot]Good, South Africa’s leading cause-marketing agency, that encourages impoverished schools to […]
Rolling up our sleeves during Clean-Up & Recycle SA Week
MetPac-SA proudly sponsored the Cleanup and Recycle SA 2024 campaign, which ran from 16 to 21 September 2024. This year’s initiative saw the distribution of 800,000 bright yellow, branded clean-up bags across the country by Plastics SA, which greatly assisted the coordinators and volunteers in removing visible litter from the environment. MetPac-SA’s proudly logo appeared […]
