The 23rd WasteCon conference got underway in Johannesburg this week. The biennial conference brought together hundreds of industry experts to discuss challenges facing the ever-changing waste management sector. Jonathan Shamrock, Chairman of the...
Producers have begun meeting consumer demands for sustainable, responsible packaging, Tetra Pak announced. The company said that more Middle Eastern and African companies have started using Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) labelled cartons to...
Six years ago, the Visserhoek landfill site in Cape Town was granted authorisation to extend its lifespan to provide an extra six to nine years of landfill capacity. This extension was granted provided the City of Cape Town develop a master plan...
Food waste is one of the biggest contributors to landfills. South Africa is running out of usable landfill airspace, and the space itself comes at a premium. By diverting food waste from landfills using onsite technologies, such as digesters,...
