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There is a global waste crisis – UNEP

The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) announced in Osaka, Japan, that urgent action is needed to head off the threat to the environment and human health. There is a global waste crisis, they said, as approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of...

Wastecon2012 a resounding success

The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is delighted to report a resoundingly successful WasteCon2012. The biggest waste conference to have been hosted in East London thus far brought together municipal as well as private...