Francois Bouwer

Recycling Manager at Extrupet (Pty) Ltd

Francois Bouwer is an experienced professional in the recycling and electrical engineering sectors, currently serving as Recycling Manager at Extrupet Pty LTD since March 2012. Previous roles include Senior Technician at Pitney Bowes from October 2004 to March 2012, where responsibilities encompassed machine repairs and administrative tasks. Francois also worked as Electrical Supervisor at South African Polyester Recyclers from January 2002 to September 2004, overseeing electrical duties and assisting with mechanical tasks. Earlier experience includes self-employment as an Industrial Electrician in 2001, and as an Electrician at Natal Electrical Contracting Services from October 1997 to December 2000. Francois holds an NTC 5 in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Durban Technical College, achieved in 1993.

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Cape Town, South Africa

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Extrupet (Pty) Ltd

Extrupet is the largest and most advanced recycler of PET bottle material on the African continent, and South Africa's first modern recycling operation dedicated to the recycling of rPET bottles. It Specializes in reclaiming and converting waste PET bottles into high quality recycled PET raw material that can be used to produce fibre, food grade, non-food grade and strapping grade material. Located in Wadeville, Gauteng, the company's manufacturing plant is audited and approved according to ISO 9001:2008 standards. This means that we provide our customers with the highest quality products, which makes us a market leader in the plastics recycling industry. Extrupet has also become the first recycling plant in the WORLD to be certified for British Retail Consortium (BRC) accreditation in the conversion of post-consumer PET flakes to rPET for use in food packaging at Grade 1.