The City of Johannesburg in conjunction with Pikitup has set out on a drive to register all waste pickers within the City. The drive, which has already seen 1200 waste pickers registered in Region D, aims to quantify the impact waste pickers have...
Plastics SA has welcomed the Department of Environmental Affairs’ acknowledgement that government has failed to develop competent waste management facilities in the country. The Department admitted, in Parliament yesterday, that municipalities are...
South African entrepreneurs stand to make a fortune out of the millions of tons of coal ash produced by the country’s generators annually. This is according to the South African Coal Ash Association (SACAA) which has partnered with government to...
The Ekurhuleni municipality is hoping to address the issue of illegal dumping in two areas by opening up additional disposal sites. The City recently unveiled two mini disposal sites, which cost R3.3 million, in Leondale and Vosloorus recently to...
