In a groundbreaking, market-leading initiative, Shisalanga Construction – a majority owned subsidiary of Raubex Group Limited – has paved a South African road using a locally recycled plastic compound as part of the asphalt formula ingredient. On...
Starting from 10 September, 200 tons of “plastic road” is due to be laid on a stretch of the N3 highway in KwaZulu-Natal. The recycled plastic is used as a binder ingredient in the asphalt and replaces a percentage of bitumen, while...
When you discard a plastic bottle, do you ever stop and think about where that plastic ends up? Most would say it ends up as litter or discarded in the ocean, however with Ford, recycled plastic ends up in its vehicles. Ford Motor Company is...
Coal mines have polluted 90% of groundwater in the Highveld region in Mpumalanga alone. The Department of Water and Sanitation has thus reiterated its call to coal mines in to stop polluting water resources, especially in the Highveld, or face the...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) joined the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) last week to present a report on the state of water quality in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria. This comes after the residents approached the...
Microplastics contained in drinking water pose a “low” risk to human health at current levels, but more research is needed to reassure consumers. This is according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Studies over the past year on...
South Africa’s dam levels have risen to nearly 70%, a sign that large parts of the country will not relapse to the dry conditions that it experienced four years ago during the drought. However, statistics show that the average levels have dropped...
The accidental release of some 240 tons of toxic effluent into the Msunduzi River in Pietermaritzburg last week should alert governing bodies to the importance of identifying and addressing environmental and social risk in all their activities....
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is pleased to announce that Boyd Ramsey and Professor Linda Godfrey will be the keynote speakers for the Landfill 2019 Conference and Exhibition. IWMSA is very excited to announce that,...