Food waste also comes with its own environmental concerns. Organic waste in landfills is particularly problematic because it leads to the production of methane gas and leachate which contaminates ground water and contributes to climate change. One...
The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Mrs. Edna Molewa is set to unveil an augmented landfill site worth R12million Naledi Local Municipality in the North West on Friday, 10 April. The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has funded...
Where South Africa has long been a “throwaway” culture, recycling only 10% of garbage produced, new legislation is set to inaugurate a recycling revolution, injecting as much as R50-billion into the national economy – a special report by Frances...
An illustrated lecture on Structural Drainage by Kaytech’s Julian Maastrecht has recently been accredited by SAICE for CPD. Geosynthetics have been used in subsoil drains in South Africa since 1972 and the lecture presents theoretical information...
