On Tuesday, the 27th of January 2026, Rand Water experienced an explosion of a motor connected to one of the pumps at the Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant. The explosion had a ripple effect and affected an entire Engine Room 4, resulting in a...
In modern landfills, the geomembrane liner forms the key component to the critical barrier system. Its job is simple to state, but demanding in practice: “reliably isolate waste and leachate from the surrounding environment”. The chemistry of...
Landfills, depending on who you speak to, are either highly engineered last resort environmental barriers, or the biggest openly legal threat to environmental health. The truth is that the role of the landfill has changed over the years, and its...