Commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland has supplied 100 Falcon buses to Ghana in an order worth USD 7.6 million. These vehicles were inducted into the fleet of Metro Mass Transit, a transport company, in which Ghana’s government holds 45%...
Fish heads and chicken fat are being turned into electricity by the UK’s largest retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) (WMT) that ship food waste to power plants to reduce garbage-removal fees. Tesco Plc (TSCO), Britain’s biggest...
In 2008, 31% of Québec’s municipal wastewater sludge ended up in landfills. By 2020, Quebec wants to divert all residual materials from landfills in order to recycle, produce energy or dispose of the waste, in that order. To reach this goal,...
Kaduna State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources Zakariya Shamaki announced that the federal government has completed the construction of a plastic recycling plant in the state. Shamaki spoke at the ongoing ministerial press briefing...
The eyes of the world will be focused on the health of our oceans when World Oceans Day is celebrated on Friday, 8 June. Since it was first introduced in 1992, nations around the globe participated in the planet’s biggest celebration of the ocean...
In keeping with the spirit of World Environment Week, encompassing World Environment Day on 5 June 2012, the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) supports all endeavours, both personal and commercial, to observe this year’s...
Degrémont is a world specialist in water treatment plants and makes an important contribution towards sustainable development. The company’s South African operations are headed up by deputy managing director, Dumi Luthuli. According to Luthuli,...
The quality and safety of water aren’t affected just by major industrial pollutants or illegal dumping. Something as harmless-sounding as stormwater — the stuff that flows through streets and drains after it rains or the snow melts — can...
A new water stewardship commitment to set industry standards for water efficiency and make its operations water sustainable is already paying dividends for Coca-Cola Enterprises, with water usage falling while production is increased. The...
