This Earth Day the Western Cape is facing not one, but two, significant challenges. The first is that the City of Cape Town is running out of water and the second is a potential waste crisis as landfills rapidly reach maximum capacity. One of the...
Scientists have accidentally engineered an enzyme capable of breaking down polyethylene terephthalate (PET) that could assist in combating the world’s growing plastic waste problem. The enzyme is based on a naturally occurring bacteria first...
While Cape residents are still reeling from the water crisis gripping the region, the province could soon be facing a waste crisis as landfills are almost at maximum capacity. According to the Western Cape Environmental Affairs Department some of...
Ongoing investment and growth at one of the country’s largest tyre recyclers, is showing that it is possible to shrink the ever-growing mountain of truck tyres threatening to become a national environmental hazard whilst also creating a profitable...
