The City of Tshwane has partnered with the Mabopane Network Forum and Landfill Consult to support the Tshwane South College’s initiative to keep its Odi Campus clean. Through the partnership, which was formed during National Clean up Week 2017, the...
Over 200 volunteers stepped out in Soweto recently to remove 26 tons of waste from the environment in Diepkloof Extreme Park. The clean-up which was led by, Coca-Cola Africa and Global Citizen in partnership with Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa...
A new study by Global Water Intelligence has revealed that rising wastewater operating costs have been a key driver of water tariff growth in 2018. Â The survey results, taken from data collected by GWI on water and wastewater tariffs across 512...
Young people are upping the ante in the fight against plastic pollution in our oceans. The African Youth Waste Network has been launched in Nelson Mandela Bay. Our reporter Lerato Thipa has more. Source: SABC Digital News
The City of Cape Town has diverted close to a quarter of its waste from landfill during the 2016/17 period. According to the municipality its waste minimisation efforts have helped to increase the percentage of waste diverted away from landfill...
ERWAT’s operations and maintenance (O&M) systems are among the better ones within wastewater treatment plants in South Africa. With a strategic vision to collaborate with municipal entities locally and across the developing world, ERWAT’s...
As the world commemorates World Food Day on 16 October 2018, experts from the waste management sector are calling on the industry to investigate alternative strategies to manage food waste. Recent statistics show that South Africa produces 10...
The North West MEC for Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development, Manketsi Tlhape recently launched the first state owned waste buy-Back centre in Mahikeng as part of a waste management plan that is geared towards promoting waste minimisation...
Researchers have found a way to turn waste cooking oil collected from cafes and restaurants into a slow release fertilizer that results in better plant health and less wasted nutrients. The fertiliser uses the waste canola oil and sulphur, a waste...
