Few people consider that mortality waste can be considered as hazardous waste. Further to this, these remains can generate large amounts of leachate if disposed of in landfills as solid waste. This appears to be the case in cities such as Cape Town...
The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) announced in Osaka, Japan, that urgent action is needed to head off the threat to the environment and human health. There is a global waste crisis, they said, as approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of...
Plans by the eThekwini municipality to use recycled water to provide 10% of its water needs have been dealt a heavy blow by citizens. A petition with 5Â 000 signatures was handed over to the municipality as part of the environmental impact...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is delighted to report a resoundingly successful WasteCon2012. The biggest waste conference to have been hosted in East London thus far brought together municipal as well as private...
