South Africans generate roughly 108 million tonnes of waste per year. Only 10% is recycled and the rest ends up deposited across our landfill sites. ReSource speaks to Henri Thompson, group executive chairman at the Somerset Group, about the...
In our first installment of Infrastructure News Round Up for 2021, we bring you all the latest news making headlines in infrastructure, water and sanitation and waste management, in just 90 seconds. In our headlines this week: South Africa to...
The chief of Tshwane metro police has issued a directive for officers to crack down on any persons found to be dumping illegally. This comes after Tshwane mayor Randall Williams pleaded with residents to get involved in resolving illegal dumping in...
The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Barbara Creecy, has postponed the implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulations to 5 May 2021. This follows a request from affected producers to make further inputs...
