WRITTEN BY Interwaste There is a movement towards reducing the effects of climate change as so echoed in young Greta Thunberg’s recent UN speech, underpinned by the sentiment – Right Here. Right Now. And as she tackles issues of magnitude in...
Landfill 2019 seeks to bring the Landfill and Alternative Waste Treatment industries together to learn about the latest techniques and developments – as well as to provide a forum for the exchange of knowledge and ideas. Landfill 2019 gives...
Industry experts are calling for consumers to learn about the environmental benefits of recycling.  Michelene Locke, sales director at ITB Flexible Packaging Solutions (ITB), a Novus Holdings company, says that consumers need to understand why...
Visual artist Ndabuko Ntuli has roamed the streets of Alexander collecting waste plastic and discarded objects. He uses the material to create 3-Dimensional art and some of his pieces have even been sold across the world. Source:...
Provincial governments are said to have returned R3.080 billion to the National Treasury after failing to spend their allocations over the past four financial years. This was recently revealed by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in a written response...
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s infrastructure fund, which was first introduced in his economic stimulus and recovery plan, has still not been launched. This comes a year after it was first announced. At its September 2018 announcement, Ramaphosa said...
Based on the 2018/19 annual report from the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), the outlook is bleak for the building and construction industry. This is due to it continuing to register major job losses and retrenchments....
An inner-city development project to rejuvenate old buildings in downtown Johannesburg. The Kopanong project is part of a provincial plan to stimulate the economy and fix ‘dangerous’ old buildings. Source:...
Several towns in the Eastern Cape have run out of water. This is according to the Maverick Citizen, which reported that boreholes and dams have dried up and taps have run dry in Graaff-Reinet, Bedford, Makhanda and Adelaide. The lack of rain has...
The Vaal Dam declined to 58% during the month of September, a huge difference compared with 81.4% from the previous year around the same period. Furthermore, real-time data shows the levels are continuing on a downward trajectory — with levels...
