DocumentOngoingMedia statement

South Africa Collaborates Japan Combat Plastic Pollution

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Ref: https://www.csir.co.za/media-release/south-africa-collaborates-japan-combat-plastic-pollution

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Collected on 21 September 2026

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This is a CSIR media release reporting on South Africa’s collaboration with Japan to combat plastic pollution. It says Japan committed USD 1.8 million (R25 million) for a three-year project, to be implemented by UNIDO with the CSIR, supporting South African industry’s transition to more sustainable plastic alternatives.

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industry transition support projectOngoing

project to combat marine plastic litter in South Africa

A three-year project supported by Japanese grant funding aims to help South African industry transition from conventional plastics to more environmentally sustainable alternative materials.

Who it is for: South African industry
How to act on it: No application, registration or contact route is stated in the document.

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The three-year project aims to support the South African industry to transition from conventional plastics to more environmentally sustainable alternative materials.

Facts

Reference

https://www.csir.co.za/media-release/south-africa-collaborates-japan-combat-plastic-pollution

Amounts

R 25 000 000

Key Takeaways

Japan committed USD 1.8 million (R25 million) in grant funding
Three-year project to combat marine plastic litter in South Africa
Project aims to support South African industry’s transition from conventional plastics
Implementation by UNIDO in collaboration with the CSIR
Bilateral meeting before the G20 Osaka summit in June this year
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Cyril Ramaphosa
Shinzo Abe
Japan
South Africa