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.
South Africa’s waste challenges can seem overwhelming, but there is a history of forward-looking and highly skilled South Africans in the waste sector, and they have been active for some time. The challenges that South Africa is facing are being...
Plastics are often described as the most stubborn of waste streams, essential to modern life yet resistant to recycling systems. South African plastic recyclers tend to focus on niches like PET, which is highly recyclable, and view a lot of the...
On 30 March, the world observes the International Day of Zero Waste, an occasion dedicated to raising awareness and fostering global action towards waste reduction, sustainable resource management, and environmental preservation. South Africa (SA)...