Polystyrene recycling in South Africa showed increased growth in 2016, contrary to international reports that suggest the material has been “challenging to recycle”, or in some instances, is unrecyclable. The reprocessing of expanded and high...
South Africa meets global standards when it comes to and designing hazardous landfills and medical waste treatment facilities. This is according to Eugene Barnard, head of healthcare at medical waste management company Averda. The company acquired...
Medals that will be used in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be made from recycled mobile phones. Two tonnes of gold, silver and bronze is required for the 5,000 medals. The metals will be sourced from old phones and small...
The Drakenstein Municipality in the Western Cape currently has a big waste management problem – they are running out of landfill air space. To help alleviate the pressure placed on landfills in the district, a new waste-to-energy facility is being...
