Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has signed the Paris Agreement on climate change at the United Nations in New York. Signing the agreement on behalf of the South African government, Molewa agreed that South Africa would adopt the...
Said Salim Bakhresa & Co Ltd has commissioned a combined heat and power (CHP) plant, which will support the Azam flour mill in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The deployment of this high-efficiency, gas-fueled CHP plant will help Bakhresa reduce its...
Big events generate a lot of waste. So much so that nine truckloads of plastic waste was collected at this year’s Two Oceans Marathon. The 2016 Two Oceans Marathon attracted almost 30 000 athletes – that’s a lot of water sachets to keep track of,...
Refuse-derived fuel (RDF) is not a new concept. Its history can be traced back to the last quarter of the nineteenth century. But it has been a long journey for experts as early adaptations were fraught with frustration and failure. Today,...
Three schools received cash prizes for their recycling efforts as part of The Waste Trade Company’s Schools Recycling Project. Kabega Primary, BJ Mnyanda Primary and Albertyn Primary were the top recycling schools in the first term of 2016...
The first food-grade recycler of PET in South Africa, Extrupet, has been nominated as a finalist in the WorldStar Sustainability Awards for 2016. Presented by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO), the WorldStar Awards are the pre-eminent...
Government has recognised the huge potential of the ocean in meeting its development objectives. The oceans economy focuses on unlocking the economic potential of South Africa’s oceans In line with this, Operation Phakisa has been established as an...
The five-week-long Pikitup strike finally came to an end this week. The repercussions of the strike however will need to be dealt with for weeks to come. Rubbish piled up in the City of Johannesburg while workers took part in an unprotected strike,...
Msunduzi Municipality is expanding its kerbside recycling initiative in a bid to encourage residents to recycle. This expansion forms part of the municipality’s attempts to curb illegal dump sites in townships. In line with this the municipality...
