Municipalities owe Eskom R26.4-billion as of October
An inter-ministerial task team has told Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts that municipalities owe Eskom R26.4-billion as of October. Source:...
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Water conservation critical to water security
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) would like to urge water users and communities to continue conserving and using the available water sparingly and wisely. This is due to there not being much improvement in water levels in the Mpumalanga...
At least R126bn needed for water infrastructure
A total of R126 billion is needed to fund new infrastructure to revive SA’s dwindling water resources. However, endemic corruption in project development and drought has rendered the country among the 30 driest in the world. This is what President...
’The Uncomfortable Truth’: SA’s water crisis
The Department of Water and Sanitation estimates that South Africans lose 37% to 41% of our available water to leaks at an estimated cost of R6-billion a year. eNCA took a look at the country’s water woes in a special debate. Source:...
World-class plastic solutions
HDPE pipe has a proven history of high performance in water transportation. It offers the lowest failure rates of all traditional materials used for water systems, superb chemical resistance and low water absorption, and is easily processed and...
Experts call for overhaul in the way waste is managed in South Africa
Experts have called for changes in the way municipalities dispose of waste in South Africa, saying that up to 90% of waste goes to landfills. Most of these landfills are uncontrolled dump sites. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)...
Plastic is not just an environmental issue
Plastic is not just an environmental issue, but it is also a socio-economic one. Plastic has been around since the 1950’s and unsurprisingly, plastic products are used by almost every sector of the economy. Projections are that the global...
Plastics SA celebrates 40 years of growth and achievements
“Looking back at the past 40 years, we stand amazed at the growth and many developments that have transpired in the industry. We have experienced many momentous occasions and highlights too many to mention, but we also had to learn how to roll with...
WWF’s call to make SA a waste-free festive season
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has urged South African consumers to make it a waste-free festive season. Its mantra is to ‘refuse, reduce and reuse’ – then recycle. This involves taking reusable products back to shops, cut...
