Scientists have allegedly figured out a way to recycle plastic hundreds of times without losing the quality of the material. Most plastics can only be recycled two or three times before the quality degrades so much so that it becomes unusable,...
Mpho Mookapele, acting CEO of the EWSETA, and, notably, the overall winner of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ Top 35-Under-35 2019 Competition, met with Water&Sanitation Africa to talk about the role the EWSETA plays in...
Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu met with community leaders of Emfuleni Local Municipality to address their concerns following a visit to the Vaal River Intervention Project. Sisulu and the attendees received an...
When it comes to plastic alternatives, there are two materials that consumers are likely to encounter; bioplastics and biodegradable plastics. Most people think that bioplastics and biodegradable plastics are one and the same, but in reality, they...
The Managing Director of the East Rand Water Care Company (ERWAT), Tumelo Gopane, says steady progress is being made in the Vaal River clean-up project. Giving an update to the Water and Sanitation Minister during a recent visit, Gopane said a lot...
Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has appealed to the Vaal community not to vandalise infrastructure around the Vaal river system. At least 200 soldiers were deployed to repair waste water treatment plants in the area in 2018. The...
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) and Water Shortage South Africa say that the national water crisis has made a powerful case for the need to establish an Independent Water Regulator (IWR). The organisations believe that the current water...
Colgate is launching what it says is a vegan-certified toothpaste that comes in an “industry-first” recyclable tube. Colgate-Palmolive has begun the switch to a the recyclable toothpaste tube and is now trying to enlist other companies...
71 volunteers pulled as many as 420 bags of waste from the Hennops River in Centurion this past weekend. All in all, about 13 tons of waste were bagged during the clean-up initiative, which was hosted in collaboration between Hennops Revival, The...
