Landfills remain the most widely used waste disposal option in South Africa. With such a heavy reliance on landfills, the country is fast running out of airspace and so is the available space to extend these sites while complying with stringent...
Waste management company Interwaste has been instructed to cease all disposal activities at the FG landfill site in Midrand. The Green Scorpions issued the notice following an investigation into the malodour emanating from the landfill site. The...
Polystyrene recycling in South Africa showed increased growth in 2016, contrary to international reports that suggest the material has been “challenging to recycle”, or in some instances, is unrecyclable. The reprocessing of expanded and high...
South Africa meets global standards when it comes to and designing hazardous landfills and medical waste treatment facilities. This is according to Eugene Barnard, head of healthcare at medical waste management company Averda. The company acquired...
