As World Toilet Day was celebrated around the globe, South Africans were met with the shocking realisation that more people have access to cellphones in the country than toilets. According to the latest figures from Statistics South Africa (Stats...
The Ekurhuleni municipality is hoping to address the issue of illegal dumping in two areas by opening up additional disposal sites. The City recently unveiled two mini disposal sites, which cost R3.3 million, in Leondale and Vosloorus recently to...
The George Municipality is at its wits’ end with what it says is continuous illegal dumping at the entrance to one of its popular parks. The municipality says that despite the fact that there is regular municipal waste collection service in the...
With only six years of municipal landfill airspace left, Johannesburg is staring down the barrel of a wheelie bin. While the city implements programmes to reduce reuse and recycle, industry experts ask: Are we doing enough to curb the amount of...