Upgrade works on the Sedgefield Waste Water Treatments Works (WWTW) in Knysna have finally been completed. The project, which cost approximately R19.5 million and was funded by the Municipal Infrastructure Grant, was completed in two phases. The...
After the hype surrounding #plasticfreejuly the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa is asking the question: How do we take our waste conscious attitude further in a truly sustainable way? Leon Grobbelaar, President of the IWMSA says we...
Government has launched South Africa’s first ever research chairs on waste management, aimed at transforming the sector while contributing to the country’s socio-economic development. The new chairs under the South African Research...
South Africa is set to launch its first Research Chairs to assist in addressing the challenges and opportunities around solid waste management. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) will launch the South African Research Chairs on Waste...
Every day waste items are far from one dimensional. Each waste type can be categorised, has the potential to pollute the environment in a different way and will differ in the time it takes to decompose. This is the reason why some waste materials...
The eThekwini Municipality’s waste woes have gone from bad to worse with enraged waste contractors dumping rubbish on the N2 highway near Isipingo south of Durban. According to reports by the Daily News the contractors were protesting against...
Africa’s first zero solid waste eco-industrial park was launched in Johannesburg this week and according to authorities it is expected to attract over R10 billion in initial CAPEX investments. Designed and developed by Eco-Industrial Solutions...
The challenges and opportunities within the South African plastics industry topped the agenda at the third annual Innovation Forum that took place in Johannesburg recently. The event, which was organised by Plastics SA, in partnership with the...
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality recently unveiled six new parks in the Kwanobuhle area, on the outskirts of Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape. The parks, which were once dump sites labelled as an eyesore to the community, have been converted into...
