Public review and comment is being encouraged by the Drakenstein Municipality for the first proposed municipal waste-to-energy plant in South Africa. Possible sites Currently, the municipality has earmarked three possible sites for the project: a...
Two people were killed after a large waste removal truck overturned on Soutpansberg Road in Kempton Park on Saturday, according to paramedics in a News24 report. ER24 spokesperson Werner Vermaak said “One person from the truck was found lying...
The Department of Environmental Affairs’ (DEA) Environmental Management Inspectorate, commonly known as the Green Scorpions, initiated a criminal investigation with the execution of a search and seizure warrant at the Shongweni landfill site on 12...
A new report compiled by non-profits Pure Earth and Green Cross Switzerland on 25 October this year highlights the top ten polluting industries in developing countries that put 32 million people at risk. Titled, The World’s Worst Pollution Problems...
