By Vicky du Toit One of the criticisms of the event industry is the tendency to create waste. Several years back, the Absa Kirkwood Wildsfees hosted in the Sundays River Valley outside Port Elizabeth, took the decision to “go green”. ...
Organised by the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA), the Landfill and Waste Treatment Interest Group (LAWTIG) and Gigsa, Landfill 2015 will offer delegates the opportunity to be at the forefront of the latest waste management...
Reports have been coming out of Durban over the last two weeks that uMlazi residents are furious over uncollected domestic refuse that’s been piling up outside their homes. Men claiming to be uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) veterans allegedly threatened...
By Frances Ringwood Experts claim that disposable nappies take up to 500 years to biodegrade, making these one of the most intractable materials regularly deposited in landfill sites. Vanishing reusables In South Africa, some of our mothers and...