The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is encouraging the country to be waste-wise this festive season and reduce their environmental impact by minimising the amount of household waste that gets diverted to landfill. Jan Palm,...
The City of Cape Town is making treated wastewater available to businesses that depend on water for their operations. The initiative forms part of the City’s efforts to drive down water consumption amidst the unprecedented drought plaguing the...
Dec 7, 2017
The 2018 edition of the Waste-to-Energy Conference seeks to gather thought papers on measures that can be taken to fast-track the circular economy bandwagon. At the conference, latest waste-to-energy conversion technologies and systems that include...
President of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA), Jan Palm is a Civil Engineer by training, but while most civil engineers design infrastructure for mankind to live better, those operating in the waste management sector...
Mbongeni Buthelezi is using his art form to help raise awareness around the importance of recycling and saving the environment. He combines his artistic passion with a love for recycling and created a completely new art form in which he melts...
City of Johannesburg Mayor, Herman Mashaba has ordered an investigation into Pikitup’s acquisition of six unused waste crushers which were bought in 2014, at a cost of R36 million following a tip-off. According to Mashaba one of the bidders that...
Hazardous waste management leader A-Thermal Retort Technologies specialises in thermally treating and managing hazardous and toxic waste. Managing director Nicolas Eleftheriades explains how A-Thermal now offers two new services for their valued...
Shell and bio-bean have collaborated on an innovative project that will see waste coffee grounds converted to biofuel to give big city buses some extra boost. The B20 biofuel contains a 20% bio-component which contains part coffee oil. While the...
