Millions of tonnes of waste are generate each year in South Africa. A considerable amount of this is in the form of plastic (polyethylene) shopping bags, most of which are non-degradable and destined for landfill. But, can this inevitable modern...
“We have at least eight years to go before we run out of landfill space in the City of Johannesburg.” Shadrack Kapiwa, Pikitup’s GM for Communications and Stakeholder Management City of Johannesburg’s solid waste management service provider and the...
Looking back at waste management over the last 25 years, there have been many changes South Africa has experienced. Many things have changed for the good but unfortunately despite these positive changes, there some aspects that never change and, in...