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Interwaste: FG Landfill is one of the best in SA

Despite complaints from residents of several estates in parts of Centurion who say noxious gasses emitted from Interwaste’s FG Landfill site have seriously affected their health and quality of life, Interwaste maintains that its FG site...

Solving Africa’s infrastructural funding gap

Africa’s infrastructural development has been identified as key to boosting economic growth and creating jobs across the continent. The continent also faces a gaping infrastructure financing deficit, and the need to work with development...

War on rubbish on the streets of Johannesburg

There’s a war on waste in Johannesburg and the Green Berets are focused on cleaning up the streets of South Africa’s most populated city, while developing skills and creating jobs. Source: Green Berets

Merry-go-round: the latest water pumping system

A merry-go-round powered by playing children that pumps water out of the ground is reaching hundreds of schools with reliable source of clean drinking water. So far, the system is being implemented in rural primary schools which gives children in...

Eskom already looking at possible nuclear plant sites

South Africa has plans to build several more nuclear energy plants however no money has been set aside yet. Despite this, Eskom, who has been tasked with procurement for nuclear energy, is already looking at sites. Estimates of the eventual costs...

New water technology can save 100m litres a year

British American Tobacco in Heidelberg is said to be the first company to invest R6 million on stormwater harvesting technology aimed at promoting the reuse of water for commercial purposes. The system has save 200 million litres of water over the...

Not backing down on plastic bag ban

At least nine African countries have placed limitations or bans on the use of plastic bags. However, in Kenya, eradicating the use of plastic carrier bags has taken almost 10 years resulting in environmental degradation. But now, the ministry of...