Generating energy from waste is a concept that is finally gaining traction in South Africa. SRK Consulting was appointed by Bio2Watt Energy Holdings (BEH) to be the independent environmental consultants to undertake the requisite environmental...
The e-waste recycling partnership between EWaste Africa, the E-Waste Recycling Authority (ERA) and Pick n Pay, has evolved into an employment initiative for people with disabilities. Newly designed bigger e-waste bins are being rolled out in...
This Mandela Day, Polyco will be sending out 2700 care packages to waste reclaimers at its Packa-Ching buy-back centres and its enterprise development projects located across the country. Waste reclaimers play a critical role within South Africa’s...
The estimated edible portion of food waste throughout the supply chain in South Africa is 10.2 million tonnes per year. This can be broken down into 2.7 million tonnes during agricultural production, 2.4 million tonnes during post-harvest handling...
June 5 is World Environment Day and this year’s theme is Land Restoration, Desertification & Drought Resilience. “These concerns are of the utmost importance to South Africa because the country is greatly susceptible to all three,” says Leon...
The E-Waste Recycling Authority (ERA) partners with Dell Technologies to educate the public about sustainability and electronic waste. The Children vs Champions campaign is sponsored by Dell Technologies and three of its authorised distributors...
Mary Ngechu – a sustainability ambassador, environmental enthusiast and social entrepreneur – speaks to Infrastructure News on the value of waste, the waste industry in East Africa and her upcoming keynote address at the upcoming International...
We have the waste, and now we have another solution for it. Converting cellulose fibre-rich waste from pulp and paper mill operations into ethanol using a specialised fermentation process. Ethanol is a versatile starting material used in industrial...
In a groundbreaking move towards environmental sustainability, local waste management giant Interwaste, a subsidiary of Séché Environnement Group, has unveiled its pioneering R100-million leachate and effluent treatment plant in Delmas, Mpumalanga....
