Waste | Infrastructure news - Part 79

Waste

Heroism, hit-and-runs and herb: life as a trolley-puller

By Frances Ringwood “We start work at 4 o’clock in the morning. We have to get up that early because if we’re late, the rubbish trucks will beat us to the bins. Our name for ourselves is the ‘Abagerezi’.  Abagerezi do not have supervisors because...
Shongweni Landfill in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.

Possible closure of Durban landfill

An official decision compelling waste management company EnviroServ to cease all operations at its Shongweni Landfill in Durban was handed down by Durban High Court judge Gregory Kruger last week. Kruger granted an interim order which now prevents...