Shocking illegal disposal statistics calls for urgent paradigm shift Waste management in developing countries performs poorly and the disposal issues surrounding South Africa’s medical waste industry is no exception. The one reason why waste...
Identifying opportunities for hazardous waste minimisation Waste minimisation is more important than recycling, in particular with regard to hazardous waste. The study below looks at a waste minimisation plan at the medical and chemical engineering...
With the continuing economic crisis in Europe, South Africa’s shipping industry is taking strain. So says Safmarine’s CEO, Grant Daly. This, the high cost of oil and the growing piracy scourge, has cost the global shipping trade more than $9bn a...
1. Singapore, 3 May 2012 – East & Central Africa’s transportation authorities and their industry partners will be gathering in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on June 21-22 for the 3rd East & Central Africa Roads & Rail Infrastructure Summit...
Gautrain’s much publicised tunnel route between Johannesburg’s Park Station and Rosebank will remain closed until a second revised tunnel rectification plan has been submitted and approved. The first rectification plan failed. “Water flowing into...
When all is set for airline and aviation executives from across the world to meet in Seychelles for the Routes Africa 2012 forum, Africa is looking for the best options to attract more airline services to fly its open airspace. Africa has recently...
The City of Cape Town currently disposes of approximately 2.5 million tons of general municipal waste per annum, and is looking ahead at integrating its waste management strategies. This includes the sustainability of mining of landfill waste....
With South Africa as a gateway to Africa, corporate SA should generate a proactive view toward changing and growing the country. And upliftment through sustainability is an ideal way to start. South Africa, like most developing countries, is...
South Africans generate more than 12 million tons of household waste per annum. One portion of the waste that could see more recycling is carton, the paper-based packaging used to safely package food, milk and juices. Of the millions of tons of...
When it comes to mobile equipment operation in sanitary landfills, there are multiple choices in terms of machine types, sizes and options. The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance to landfill site managers in these critical choices, by...
