Recycle bin man: Funny gag
The little person waits quietly in the recycling bin until someone comes by and tries to put a can in the hole… Then he suddenly surprises them!! It’s an original way to collect the deposit!
ECA (SA) inaugural Annual Presidential Awards a roaring success
Caption: The winners of the ECA (SA) Presidential Awards at the first annual Presidential Awards evening. The first annual ECA (SA) Presidential Awards programme was a great success. The Awards programme consisted of a two-day event filled with...
Royal HaskoningDHV aviation expertise for Liberian airport upgrade
Caption: Roberts International Airport in Liberia which will soon benefit from a major upgrading project initiated by the Royal HaskoningDHV – NACO joint venture. The partnership between Royal HaskoningDHV in South Africa (formerly SSI Engineers...
IWMSA non-accredited waste management training dates announced
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa, has announced that the next Central Branch training dates have been confirmed for 4 to 6 December 2012 at the Plastics SA, Training Centre, Midrand, Gauteng, with a site visit to the FG landfill...
Buyback centre launched
The Minister of Mineral Resources, Susan Shabangu has inaugurated the PPC Waste Buyback Centre in Diepsloot. The main objective of the R3.1 million centre, focuses strongly on economic development for the community while building a safer, cleaner...
Leading global businesses back carbon pricing
Over 100 international companies, including Shell, Unilever, Hollard Insurance, EDF Energy, Braskem, Statoil, Swiss Re, Ricoh and Skanska, have endorsed the Carbon Price Communiqué, which was presented on19 November to the European Commissioner for...
F-gas must go
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is calling on the European Union (EU) to phase out fluorinated greenhouse gases, referred to as F-gases, by 2020. The Agency’s new position paper shows that with simple revisions to the F-Gas Regulation,...
E-waste recycling receives impetus
Hundreds of thousands of used ink and toner cartridges will now be recycled instead of thrown onto scrap heaps, with office automation company Itec adding its muscle to a national recycling project by installing recycling boxes at its 46 branches....
More four-star green buildings
Adding to Aurecon’s growing list of environmentally sustainable building projects, Mayfair on the Lake, a multifunctional development on KwaZulu-Natal’s (KZN) prestigious Umhlanga Ridge, has been awarded a four-star Green Star SA Office As Built v1...
