The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has confirmed that the Green Scorpions executed a search warrant at the Solid Waste Technologies’ City Deep, Johannesburg, processing facility last month. The company has been prosecuted in the past for...
South Africa’s National Waste Management Strategy aims to see all South African households in the country’s major centres separating household waste by 2016. As the nation gears up for this year’s Clean-up Week, 14 – 20 September, and Recycle Day,...
When landfills burn, toxic smoke is given off which can negatively affect the health of all those living down wind. Fires can be caused by a variety of catalysts, including arson, hot ash deposits, and lightening. That covers fires that occur on...
Khayelitsha is densely populated and, unfortunately, education around effective waste management remains a challenge for City of Cape Town officials. As there continues to be an abundance of food waste that rats can feed on, rodents simply avoid...
