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Shell is supporting bio-bean to help power London buses with waste coffee grounds. Source: Shell
Latest technical manual for plastic pipes launched
The 5th edition of the Technical Manual for Pipe Manufacturing and Pipeline Design has just been released. The publication, which is compiled and published by the Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA), is a valuable tool...
Joburg Water working overtime to repair “biggest leak” in history
Residents living in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg are without water as Johannesburg Water takes on the largest repair job in its history. According to a statement released by Nico de Jager MMC Environment and Infrastructure Services...
Railway deaths on the rise
The number of deaths caused by railway operational occurrences has increased by 8% in the 2016/17 reporting period according to the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR). Approximately 495 fatalities have been recorded, which shows an increase of 8%...
Fast-track construction and delayed payments major issues for SA – JBCC
Unreasonable demands for fast-track construction – coupled with unreasonable delays in payment – are two of the major challenges facing the South African building industry, says Uwe Putlitz, CEO of the Joint Building Contracts Committee...
Cape sewage outfalls pose no significant risk – CSIR
The Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) says the City of Cape Town’s sea marine outfalls pose no significant risk to human health and do not measurably affect inshore water quality or the wider environment. Finding of the study,...
Ethekwini to roll out solar water heater project
A National Solar Water Heater Programme will soon be rolled out in the eThekwini Municipality according to the city’s Executive Committee. The programme, which is funded by the national Department of Energy, will see solar water geysers installed...
Cape construction industry urged to use effluent water
The City of Cape Town is calling on the construction industry to help combat the drought by using treated effluent water for industry operations. According to Xanthea Limberg, the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Informal Settlements; Water and...
eThekwini – a case study in direct water reuse
eThekwini Water and Sanitation has been successfully applying the principals of direct water reuse in a simple yet cost-effective manner. Infrastructure News’s Danielle Petterson spoke to Samista Jugwanth, process engineer at AECOM at the...
