South Africa’s landfill sites are home to a thriving hidden economy that saves municipalities an estimated R700 million every year. This is according to a recent study by researchers affiliated to the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security...
The eThekwini Municipality is clamping down on growing illegal trucking activity in Clairwood as part of a drive to curb unauthorized businesses in the area. The city has teamed up with various Municipal line-departments to implement the Clairwood...
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) is withdrawing the Integrated Industry Waste Tyre Management Plan (IIWTMP) submitted by the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (REDISA) effective immediately. Minister of...
Earthworms are an important part of the soil ecosystem and yet these lowly creatures don’t receive the credit they deserve. This is according to Karen Heron, avid earthworm farmer and founder of Earth Probiotic. Heron says she is constantly in awe...
Waste management professionals from all sectors will gather this month for the Landfill 2017 conference and for the first time ever the event will be held at an operational landfill site. The KwaZulu Natal Landfill and Waste Treatment Interest...
Multinational water firm SUEZ recently completed its acquisition of General Electric’s (GE) lucrative water and process technologies division, GE Water & Process Technologies, for €3.2 Billion. The acquisition, which was effective as of 30...
For more than 100 years, the world has been discarding its unwanted waste in landfill sites but according to experts landfill mining may be the next big thing in dealing with this issue. While landfill remediation measures are costly and...
Juice and milk cartons have long been one of the contributors to waste in South Africa’s landfill sites. In what is a major development for the South African paper and packaging recycling market, Mpact Recycling is pleased to announce that liquid...
Bioremedial sewage treatment solutions are like probiotics for septic tanks and help revive and restore these systems resulting in much less odour. That’s according to Ian Wright, CEO of organic air, water and sewage treatment firm, Biozone....
