The Eco-Rangers project was successfully launched at the Joburg Waste Summit 2013, as well as simultaneously at 200 earmarked schools within the City of Joburg municipality in peri-urban and urban including township and town, targeting Grade3...
“We need to think differently about waste,” said Vice President of the Institute of Waste Management South Africa (IWMSA), Suzan Oelofse, speaking in her capacity as Group Leader: Waste for Development CSIR, Natural Resources and Environment...
Not only are there 15 million waste pickers in developing countries worldwide, but they are key economic actors and their choice of employment can form a viable source of alternate green jobs, according to United Nations Environment Programme...
Pictured: Executive Mayor Johannesburg, Councillor Mpho Parks Tau 70% S@S (separation at source) at household level in 3 years and a 20% reduction in waste to landfill by 2014 are just two of the innovative targets announced by the Executive Mayor...
