SPAR has relaunched its Basmati and Jasmine rice range in attractive and convenient 1kg Elopak cartons.

In line with its promise to find more environmentally-friendly packaging solutions and reduce its carbon footprint, Woolworths has now become the first major South African retailer to begin using post-consumer recycled plastic in foods packaging.

A visit to Mondi Plastics in Atlantis uncovers the connection to Backsberg Estate Cellars in Paarl – the first to launch Wine of Origin certified varietals in Mondi’s multilayer PET bottles, writes Gill Loubser, editor and publisher of PACKAGiNG & Print Media magazine.

PET is always a hot topic and now rPET is starting to make waves in South Africa, with locally-made rPET beverage bottles now available.