Converting biomass to energy has the potential to unlock economic sustainability. The conversion of biomass into an energy form is one of the oldest technologies known to man. Since the beginning of time man collected wood and other organic...
Presentations from the ReSource Breakfast held at the Killarney Country Club on 15 August 2013. Alex McNamara: Sustainable Energy Solutions: South African Initiatives Topic: Climate change,sustainable energy, and adaption are major challenges for...
Interwaste Environmental Solution’s FG Landfill Site in Olifanstfontein, Gauteng, is setting the standard by being the first class B liner landfill in South Africa, pre-empting even the new draft regulations liner requirements for a class B site,...
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) is engaged in a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Project based on landfill gas recovery and flaring at four of its landfills. The latest phase – Phase 3 – involved the expansion of the active LFG...
The first African Marine Debris Summit has highlighted the urgent need for collective action to be taken against the problem of marine debris facing the continent of Africa. “The marine environment has many challenges. Global warming is visible...
The Kraaifontein Integrated Waste Management Facility has not only been very well received by community members, but also continues to be praised for its design and functioning, councillor Ernest Sonnenberg, Cape Town mayoral committee member for...
Celebrating innovation, quality, outstanding workmanship and professionalism, the CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards were handed out at a glittering function held at Vodacom World in Midrand, Johannesburg, last night. The awards from Consulting...
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...
