The Gauteng’s main source of water supply, the Vaal Dam has this week continued to decline and the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) appeals to water users to step up efforts to conserve the depleting water resource. Vaal Dam stood at 57.6%...
This National Recycling Day just say NO to packaging not designed to be recycled and send an important message to those brand and product owners who refuse to acknowledge how simple it is to minimise the impact of packaging on our planet. This is...
As South Africa’s population continues to increase, and with it the volumes of waste in the country, so does the need to recycle and reduce the heavy burden on landfills and, ultimately, the planet. But there’s a wider impact of recycling other...
Frequent spells of drought – combined with uncertainty of municipal water supply – are leading more South Africans to invest in their own boreholes. It is a trend that requires responsible management, warns SRK Consulting. While boreholes do help...
