Managing wastewater sludge represents a significant portion of total wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) costs. To reduce this expense, the volume of sludge can be reduced or alternatively beneficiated into biogas or a saleable product. WASA asks...
Millions of liters in raw sewage continue to flow daily into the Vaal River and there’s little hope the pollution crisis will end any time soon according to activist group, Save the Vaal Environment. The group says it’s been pressing...
A potential link between microplastics and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been flagged up by a new scientific study, reports Bluewater, a world leader in sustainable water and bottle solutions for homes, businesses and public dispensing....
The heavy rainfall experienced in the last few weeks that has caused the tragic loss of lives, livelihoods, and property has exposed how climate change is severely affecting Kenya’s weather patterns and why we should catalyse action in 2022 to...
Today, Coca-Cola Africa Operating Unit (“AOU”) and its bottling partners announced the launch of JAMII, the new Africa-focused sustainability platform. The platform houses the Company’s existing and new sustainability initiatives. Through this...
Last year saw the UK government call on all businesses to sign up to the globally recognized UN Race to Zero Climate Commitment, by pledging to go One Step Greener during COP26. With 45% of global greenhouse gas emissions coming from the way we...
The Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu announced in December 2021, that the Department of Water and Sanitation intends to take over water and sanitation administration in uMkhanyakude District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal. Minister...
A unique spillway project undertaken by leading consulting engineering and infrastructure advisory firm Zutari to raise the Garden Route Dam, the main supply for George in the Western Cape, was finally put to the test towards the end of November...
Emissions from the built environment come from two main sources: the energy we consume within buildings for heating, cooling and power (operational emissions) and the emissions associated with the extraction, processing and manufacture of building...
The South African paper recycling industry is facing a critical shortage of various grades of waste paper, in particular pre-consumer (K3) and post-consumer (K4) brown/kraft cardboard. The Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA)...
