After the judgement by the Gauteng North High Court on Monday that the application by the South African Tyre Recycling Process (SATRP) and Bridgestone for an interdict against Edna Molewa was dismissed, the SATRP reported that their legal team will...
Mpact Recycling reports that paper recycling has grown almost exponentially, with the volume of paper recovered for recycling in South Africa increasing by almost a third in the last ten years. At this rate, it can be around 63% by 2017. This,...
Pondering Panda, a subsidiary of the World of Avatar which owns Mxit, some 84% of young South Africans are concerned about the consequences of fracking. These results come amid reports of how the exploitation of shale gas can change the landscape...
Three South African schools – two of them in rural areas – have come top of the class when it comes to environmental and green issues. The South African Institute of Architects (SAIA) has partnered with AfriSam for the biennial AfriSam-SAIA Award...
The executive mayor of Rustenburg Local Municipality in the North West, Councillor Mpho Khunou, recently issued a statement expressing his “deep concern” at the sewage problem that had been ‘threatening’ the City of Rustenburg as...
In Kenyan slums, residents lack good sanitation options. In fact, they’re typically faced with two distinct options: The infamous ‘flying toilet’, whereby people defecate into a thin polyurethane sack, tie it up and throw it...
September 2012: South Africa will run dry by 2050, should no action be taken to conserve water. It is pertinent that the key players in South Africa’s food industry implement strict water saving measures through the use of water recycling, to help...
New technique has potential to dramatically cut aircraft component production costs. Johannesburg – Airbus, South Africa’s CSIR and Aerosud have agreed to partner on a research project to test the application of titanium powder-based Additive Layer...
National Recycling and Clean-up Week has seen South African companies in the industry pull together and come out in their droves with various projects. Cape-based Tuffy Brands, which manufacturers of 100% recycled refuse bags, signed a partnership...
