A 20% reduction in waste to landfill by 2014 and 70% S@S (separation at source) at household level in three years are two of the innovative targets announced by the executive mayor of Johannesburg, councillor Mpho Parks Tau, as part of a new waste...
by Suzan Oelofse The preamble to the Waste Act (2008) is very clear that as a result of this legislation waste management in South Africa will never be the same again. This should send a clear message that business as usual will no longer be...
PETCO, the PET Recycling Company (Pty) Ltd, will be hosting the European Association of Plastics Recycling and Recovery Organisation (EPRO) for their first General Meeting to take place on African soil in Cape Town on the 20th of November. In order...
Looking back at history 100 years ago, the year 1913 seemed to be an important year for innovation and inventions. The car had just been put into production, the airplane was just invented, the telephone was still fairly new, and there were still...
The South African Plastics Recycling Organisation (SAPRO) is reminding companies or individuals wishing to enter their products for the 2013 Best Recycled Plastic Product of the Year Competition that the closing date is around the corner. All...
“As part of our commitment to redress, and to creating a caring and inclusive city, the City of Cape Town has prioritised a massive allocation of resources to improve living conditions in informal settlements, specifically in the provision of...
As excessive levels of fluid contamination in machinery results in unnecessarily high operational costs and unscheduled downtime periods in the South African industrial sector, wear control specialist Filter Focus offers comprehensive advice to...
Osborn is the official OEM supplier in Southern Africa of auger borers and horizontal directional drills (HDDs) manufactured by American Augers at the company’s facility in West Salem, Ohio. The application of these products ranges from the...
Although the water industry is still a male dominated field, this dynamic is changing as more women, like Aurecon associate Teboho Mofokeng, prove their worth on larger scale projects. Is it difficult? Yes, but isn’t anything worth doing...
Water Solutions Southern Africa (WSSA) has taken the lead role in developing and implementing private sector participation within the water sector in Southern Africa, WSSA’s director, Sylvia Tshivhunge, tells Chantelle Mattheus. This has been...
