Recyclers and producers of electrical appliances will benefit the most from the increasing volume of electrical and electronic scrap worldwide in the future industry experts told the International Electronics Recycling Congress. The congress, which...
The Coca-Cola Company recently announced plans to help collect and recycle the equivalent of 100% of its packaging by 2030 as part of a plan to fundamentally reshape its approach to packaging. This new goal is at the heart of the company’s new...
The Department of Water and Sanitation says the water in the Theewaterskloof Dam in the Western Cape is not being wasted and it is concerned about the misinformation being peddled on social media. The Department was responding to recent social...
The KwaDukuza Municipality’s Waste Department has launched a waste minimisation project aimed at improving recycling efforts in and around the city. The project, which is currently in the pilot phase, involves installing separate waste bins...
Waste workers in the eThekwini Municipality’s Outer West Region have once again downed tools despite the City’s ultimatum aimed at getting waste collection services up and running after recent strike action. The municipality on Tuesday announced...
Electronic waste rose to a record 45 million tonnes worldwide in 2016, a United Nations (UN) backed study showed recently. According to the joint report by the UN University, the International Telecommunication Union, and the International Solid...
Refuse removal services have resumed in the eThekwini Municipality with striking Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) employees returning to work on Tuesday. According to the municipality refuse removal services resumed after the Municipality...
Nearly one third of our food ends up in the trash can. There is hope, however, in the form of worms, which naturally convert organic waste into fertilizer. Matthew Ross details the steps we can all take to vermicompost at home — and why it...
The eThekwini Municipality says it will be business as usual for Durban Solid Waste (DSW) this festive season as they will still be adhering to the normal collection schedule, including Christmas and New Year’s Day. The municipality is encouraging...