Few people consider that mortality waste can be considered as hazardous waste. Further to this, these remains can generate large amounts of leachate if disposed of in landfills as solid waste. This appears to be the case in cities such as Cape Town...
The 2012 Responsible Care and the Responsible Care Haulier trophies were awarded by the Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA) during the AGM of the Association. The Responsible Care Awards recognise and encourage member companies in...
A not-so-unique initiative for the world but certainly new for South Africa is the Johannesburg Housing Company’s (JHC) approach to food insecurity. Three buildings in Hillbrow and downtown Johannesburg were earmarked to become pilot projects for...
Recently published findings by Yale University have added to accumulating evidence of what is referred to as widening racial and economic gap when it comes to air pollution in the United States. Cheryl Katz reports on Environmental Health News that...
Aerosol cans are among the most recycled packaging in South Africa, namely metal cans. Collect-A-Can has announced that the 2011recovery rate for used beverage cans was 72%. (This recovery rate provides the measure for the industry as a whole. When...
The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) announced in Osaka, Japan, that urgent action is needed to head off the threat to the environment and human health. There is a global waste crisis, they said, as approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of...
Click on the below link for the Weekly State of Reservoirs on the 2012.11.05: https://infrastructurenews.co.za/3s-composition/uploads/2012/11/Weekly.pdf
Rachel Beckwith’s 9th Birthday party wish. Rachel’s family attends Eastlake Community Church (ECC) of Bothell, Washington. The pastor, Ryan Meeks, was promoting raising funds for an organization called “Charity Water”...
A call for urgent action in the water sector – specifically relating to dedicated water resource management and the progress relating to the Catchment Management Agencies – was made by the commissioner in the National Planning Commission, Mike...
