Waste collection and transport are the public face of waste management. Landfills are the backend that keeps the sector going. As South Africa adopts circular economic practices, landfills still hold a key position in the waste sector, and act as...
Given the country’s energy crisis, and infrastructure woes there are some reservations about Electric Vehicles (EVs) as a viable alternative to petrol cars in South Africa. The reality is that EVs are already commonplace, with an 83% increase...
Waste pickers have become part of the South African landscape, physically they are visible either on the streets or on landfill sites, and economically they have become the sorting and collecting labour that moves our waste to better places than...
As South Africa moves towards a circular economy, waste streams are being treated as a resource. There has been a considerable push towards recycling and reuse, and organic waste is an often-overlooked stream that can lead to a positive...