A R3,7 billion waste-to-energy project that has been on the cards for several years for Nelson Mandela Bay was recently put on hold by the metro’s mayor, Athol Trollip. Trollip said he required more details about how the project would work and that...
By Frances Ringwood A report published by UN think tank, the UN University, has found that e-waste volumes in East and South-east Asia have rocketed by 63% in the last five years. The main culprit is China’s burgeoning middle class and its hunger...
Jan Labuschagne, CEO of Averda A South African waste management NGO, USE-IT, recently attained international recognition at The Circulars 2017, an event recognising contributions to the circular economy in the private and public sectors, and...
Plastics recyclers can learn a lot from consumer concerns facing retailer Woolworths. Radio 702 CapeTalk’s John Maytham recently received a complaint from a Newlands resident who had concerns about the recycling information on Woolworths’...
