With landfills overflowing, there’s a renewed drive to divert recyclable waste from these sites. Stakeholders are now being engaged on government’s Revised Waste Management Strategy. Informal recyclers play an invaluable role. Making a living and helping to keep the environment clean.
A growing concern in South Africa is the lack of service delivery and littering in poorer areas. This issue jeopardises the health and safety of South Africans, with the greatest impact on the country’s most vulnerable populations. It is...
Landfills create leachate, a liquid that seeps from waste, which is highly hazardous and can contaminate groundwater. SRK Consulting, an international consulting firm that offers technical services to the natural resource industries, maintains that...
Leachate is a contaminated liquid formed when rainwater or moisture percolates through waste, absorbing various pollutants. Its complex and variable nature makes treatment difficult. Leachate management often begins before the leachate is even...