Making bed bases from old car bumpers turned out to be anything but a rubbish idea for Graham Coleman and Gianni Nosenzo of Cycliq in Wadeville whose innovative Space Base Bed Base was awarded the SAPRO Trophy for the Best Recycled Product of the...
The City of Cape Town will be installing water management devices on the properties of all excessive water users, irrespective of the reason for the high usage. The city has identified more than 50 000 excessive usage properties across the metro...
Record numbers of volunteers participated in the 2017 international coastal clean-up (ICC) day which took place at beaches around the country this past weekend. This was the 21st year in which South Africa participated in the annual ICC event with...
In what is a major development for the South African paper and packaging recycling market, Mpact Recycling has announced that liquid cartons are now recyclable. The packaging giant recently invested R46-million in a Liquid Packaging recycling plant...
A robust plan to rejuvenate the Durban Central Business District (CBD) was tabled last week by eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede during the official launch of the radical CBD clean-up and safety programme. The programme, which Mayor Gumede said will...
The South African truck market has improved its performance by 5.3% for August to conclude the month on 2 227 units. This is according to the latest results released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa),...
Two new factories are set to open in the south of Durban and create 1 000 employment opportunities for the local community in the recycling sector. The factories, which are being developed by Chinese company Jingmen Hubei, will feature large...
The city of Cape Town recently completed the second phase of its project to relocate sewer lines in Kuyasa to improve access and maintenance. The project started in April and involved removing sewer lines, which ran beneath private residences, and...
Mine process water doesn’t always need to be treated to mint condition. Daniel Basson, process engineer, AquaPlan Watertreatment Engineering, explains how treating recycled water to different qualities for different uses saves money, water, energy...
