With the annual Black Friday (28 November) and Cyber Monday (1 December) sales rapidly approaching, ERA NPC, South Africa’s foremost authority on e-waste matters, is issuing a vital appeal to consumers and businesses. “We urge the...
Uncollected garbage is piling up across Johannesburg amid protests and labour disputes at waste management utility, Pikitup. Only two landfill sites are fully operational – Goudkoppies and Robinson Deep, both south of the city – according to a...
South Africa’s waste sector stands at a crossroads. Years of analysis have confirmed what practitioners already know: The country’s solid waste management system is overburdened, underfunded, and misaligned with its sustainability ambitions, though...