In keeping with the spirit of World Environment Week, encompassing World Environment Day on 5 June 2012, the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) supports all endeavours, both personal and commercial, to observe this year’s...
Dumping of sewage sludge near Phoenix outside Durban has caused air and water pollution while residents have complained about the bad smell. The sludge dumping takes place every day at the eThekwini Water and Sanitation purification plant which...
Who would have thought that a pile of trash could win you a share of R50 000 cash? But this is exactly what Collect-a-Can’s 2012 CAN Craze competition is making possible. Starting nationally on 01 June 2012, the competition encourages schools or...
In his City of Tshwane (CoT) 2012 budget speech yesterday, Executive Mayor, Councillor Kgosientso Ramokgopa, announced the proposed tariff increases on waste, electricity, sanitation, water and property rates for the city. The tariff for solid...
