As households around the country dispose of polony and other processed meats in response to the Listeria outbreak, the well-being of waste pickers has come under the spotlight. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is calling on...
Following news of the Listeria outbreak the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa is calling on consumers and businesses to dispose of their food that may be contaminated with the fatal bacterium in the correct manner. This comes after...
Mar 1, 2018
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa’s 24th WasteCon™ flagship Conference and Exhibition is a premier showcase of best practice African waste management solutions set to take place at Emperor’s Palace in Johannesburg, South...
Africa regional director of United Nations Environment, Julliette Biao Koudenoukpo has voiced her concern over the increase in toxic waste dumping in Africa. Speaking on the side lines of the COP2 meeting to the Bamako convention in Abidjan-Ivory...
Buhle Waste is a second-generation family business that is 100% black-owned and -managed. The company strives to achieve excellence in all of its business activities in the communities in which it operates. Buhle Waste strives to be an embodiment...
Feb 16, 2018
Air pollution is a massive problem that people arent seeing because they’re looking at scattered bits of it. Air pollution is a major threat to human life, accounting for one in eight deaths worldwide. The database revealed that Johannesburg,...
Clean-up crews will once again help to limit the waste footprint of two of Cape Town’s biggest sporting events taking place in March this year. For the 11th consecutive year, Plastics SA’s Sustainability Manager, John Kieser, will be coordinating...
The eThekwini Municipality’s Executive Committee has approved reports requesting new equipment for the city’s waste management unit, Durban Solid Waste. This forms part of the municipality’s efforts to accelerate service delivery and keep the city...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is calling on all waste management industry bodies to submit their abstracts for an opportunity to showcase their innovative products and services at WasteCon 2018. In support of the...
