The City of Cape Town has collated its first Waste Strategy to navigate the significant challenges it faces in managing waste due to rapid urbanisation, population growth, and increasing consumption patterns. The Waste Strategy includes key actions...
In a world that seems to be drowning in waste, one of the best things we can do is instill a culture of separation-at-source and recycling. Separation-at-source is a simple practice of sorting our waste in our home, schools, or businesses before it...
While waste management tends to take a back seat when discussing climate change and economic development on the global agenda, there is a growing awareness that sustainable waste management practices – with a transition to the circular economy –...
Rising surfactant levels in wastewater are hindering treatment processes. Moleaer’s nanobubble technology offers a non-toxic solution to enhance efficiency and tackle this critical issue. The word surfactant comes from “SURFace ACTive AgeNT,”...
Generating energy from waste is a concept that is finally gaining traction in South Africa. SRK Consulting was appointed by Bio2Watt Energy Holdings (BEH) to be the independent environmental consultants to undertake the requisite environmental...
The e-waste recycling partnership between EWaste Africa, the E-Waste Recycling Authority (ERA) and Pick n Pay, has evolved into an employment initiative for people with disabilities. Newly designed bigger e-waste bins are being rolled out in...
This Mandela Day, Polyco will be sending out 2700 care packages to waste reclaimers at its Packa-Ching buy-back centres and its enterprise development projects located across the country. Waste reclaimers play a critical role within South Africa’s...
The estimated edible portion of food waste throughout the supply chain in South Africa is 10.2 million tonnes per year. This can be broken down into 2.7 million tonnes during agricultural production, 2.4 million tonnes during post-harvest handling...
June 5 is World Environment Day and this year’s theme is Land Restoration, Desertification & Drought Resilience. “These concerns are of the utmost importance to South Africa because the country is greatly susceptible to all three,” says Leon...