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Joburg’s sustainable transformation

From creating jobs and encouraging active citizenry to reducing waste to the city’s strained landfill sites and converting waste to energy, Pikitup has a significant role to play in helping Johannesburg meet its 2040 Growth and Development Strategy...

Beware the Consumer Protection Act

The Consumer Protection Act overrides most other legislation as it benefits the consumer more almost on every occasion. On this basis, it is the third most important statute in South Africa, behind the Constitution and the Public Financial Affairs...

Improving access to clean water

South Africa is one of the many countries faced with the serious issues of water scarcity and the high cost of potable water to consumers. Research has shown that by using rainwater tanks, the need for expensive systems such as recycled wastewater...

40th UN session on dangerous goods

Until the regulations and laws are strictly adhered to, packaging and transport of dangerous goods will continue to rank as important agendas on the global ‘safety list’. Overview and industry concerns   Representatives from 24 countries, OTIF,...

Fuelling the biogas generation

While the concept of extracting energy from organic waste is definitely not something new, most people are of the assumption that these bio-energy solutions are only reserved for large refuse dumps and industrial-sized companies. This is not true....

Zeekoegat WWTW complete by year end

The construction and commissioning of Stage 1of the upgrading and expansion of Tshwane’s Zeekoegat Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) is on schedule for completion in November this year. This is according to Pierre van Vuuren, Concor Civils’...

Maintenance management for trucks

FleetAfrica is partnering with Isuzu Truck Centre in Cape Town to supply maintenance support for the latter’s refuse waste compactor contract with the City of Cape Town. In terms of the maintenance and risk management to be provided, FleetAfrica...