South Africa continues to lose millions of litres of water every year due to pipe leaks and bursts. Pressure management is one of the most important interventions that should be considered when attempting to drive down water losses. The common...
Dam levels in the Western Cape have improved this winter, standing at 33.5% compared to 16% this time last year. The average dam levels are also nearly double what they were at this time last year. Cape Town’s average dam level was 45.7%,...
With World Environment Day taking place on Wednesday 5 June, protecting ecosystems from pollution has taken center stage. Used lubricating oil and grease is a hazardous waste that if dumped down drains or poured onto the ground, can contaminate...
Virgin Active says that it aims to minimise the production of plastic waste at all its clubs and to reduce the amount of waste being sent to landfills through its Net Zero Waste initiative. Virgin Active will manufacture new materials from the...
Overloading has become standard practice for much of the local waste collection industry. A new vehicle from Sinotruk has been designed with overloading in mind, overcoming the negative effects associated with this common practice. It is no secret...
On 5 June 2019 is World Environment Day and it’s themed #BeatAirPollution. The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) has recognised that this theme has come at a time that is specifically relevant to South Africa as a new Carbon...
The Gift of the Givers is to be partly compensated for the work it did in an effort to help drought-stricken Makhanda. The NGO helped the town’s municipality with drought-relief efforts, for months. However, after learning that funding would go to...
City of Ekurhuleni consumers’ fears were realised when the metro announced a 13.87% electricity tariff hike while tabling the 2019/20 budget. The huge electricity increase follows the announcement by the National Energy Regulator of SA that...
Plastic production over the last half-century has mushroomed, from 15 million tonnes in the 1960s to a gobsmacking 311 million tonnes in 2014. It is estimated that 13 000 pieces of plastic litter can be found in every square kilometre of the ocean....
