Working towards a clean and healthy environment has been the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA’s) main objective for the past 40 years. Over the past four decades, southern Africa has witnessed immense strides in the waste...
Consulting Engineers of South Africa (CESA) hosted its annual awards evening last night to celebrate the achievements of its member firms, highlighting quality, innovation and outstanding workmanship in the consulting engineering industry. The CESA...
The CSIR helps industry to implement resource efficiency and cleaner production methodologies through its hosting of the National Cleaner Production Centre. Experts in energy, water, waste and materials help companies to identify areas where...
A report by the World Bank details which countries produce the most garbage every day – and where South Africa fits into the picture. According to the report, South Africa produces 54 425 tonnes of trash every day – the 15th highest rate in the...
By Hermann Erdman* Manufacturers are becoming increasingly concerned about the rising costs of product manufacturing – particularly the costs associated with the end-of-life disposal of these products. Growing pressure on the environment and on...
Recent reports of smoke from the New England landfill site in Pietermaritzburg has prompted groundWork, a Southern African non-profit environmental organisation, to remind the public of the importance of recycling in reducing the frequency of these...
Climate finance totalling $81 billion was mobilised for projects funded by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) in 2015, a new report has found. This included $25 billion of MDBs’ direct climate finance, combined with a...
Concrete has a low embodied energy which is an important factor for “green building”, says Bryan Perrie, managing director of The Concrete Institute. Perrie says embodied energy is the energy consumed for the raw material extraction,...
An appeal to industry to set itself ‘’outrageous” – yet attainable – sustainability targets has been made by Rob Boogaard, CEO and president of the Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) operations of Interface – the world’s largest modular...
