Plans by the eThekwini municipality to use recycled water to provide 10% of its water needs have been dealt a heavy blow by citizens. A petition with 5 000 signatures was handed over to the municipality as part of the environmental impact...
On the 31st of October 2012 Responsible Care and the Responsible Care Haulier trophies were awarded by the Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association during the AGM of the Association. The Responsible Care Awards recognise and encourage member...
Intrepid social change adventurers, Michael Baretta and Camilla Howard, have walked 500 km thus far to reach the deserted shores of the West Coast. This trek forms part of their 3 000 km hike, part of the 3000km CAN DO! Trekking for Trash...
The Chemical and Allied Industries Association (CAIA) launched its2012Responsible Care Performance Report. This is the sixth year that this report forms part of CAIA’s business portfolio. The report is aimed at increasing transparency in the...
Durban – More than 5 000 Durban residents have given the thumbs-down to the city’s controversial toilet-to-tap water recycling proposal. Most of the objections, which include a large number of signatures from Muslim residents, are contained...
Durban is set to become the first city in the country to begin desalinating seawater for drinking-quality tap water – but residents will probably also have to swallow purified sewage water because of a serious water supply shortage over the next...
A new method of integrated accounting and reporting will allow companies to place a monetary value on the environmental effects of their products, says professional services firm PwC. “A paradigm shift is required by companies in the way they...
Urbanisation continues unabated with a stronger impetus in developing countries. According to Kobie Brand of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) in Cape Town, “With more than 60% of the world projected to be urban...
The Ekurhuleni MetropolitanMunicapilityhas launched the only solar power plant of its type in the country at the OR Tambo Precinct. This is good news, especially with the current limited supply of electricity while demand continues to increase. The...
