Sasol Recycling

Sasol operates in Randburg as part of a petrochemical and energy company with significant manufacturing footprint across South Africa. When Sasol runs a recycling programme, it typically reflects corporate environmental policy and operational necessity—factories generate metal, plastic, and hazardous waste that must be managed to regulatory standard. A corporate recycling operation differs from an independent scrap yard: it handles volumes on a fixed schedule, often employs its own processing equipment, and feeds material back into internal supply chains or licensed third-party recyclers. For the Randburg community, Sasol's recycling programme means significant volumes of industrial material are processed locally rather than landfilled, and it signals that major employers in the area take resource recovery seriously. Workers, contractors, and neighbouring businesses see that approach modelled at scale, influencing how the city thinks about waste management.