To most people, waste-pickers or recyclables collectors are simply anonymous city dwellers, who emerge on rubbish collection day to trawl through bins picking out anything to be sold and recycled. Many of us curse their bulky trolleys, occupying...
Investing in innovative solutions is receiving a greater emphasis in the waste management sector. Waste management company Averda has said it is committed to diversifying its waste business and building on its existing integrated waste management...
Waste-to-energy facilities are fast gaining momentum in South Africa with one already operating in the Western Cape and more for other provinces. The R400 million plant, which is being run by Afrox and New Horizons Energy, is based in Athlone, just...
The Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (Redisa) has been placed under provisional liquidation by the Western Cape High Court. This follows an application by Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa. The South African...
A Western Cape based waste-to-energy plant was recognised as one of the best civil engineering projects for 2016 in the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) Awards which recently took place in Johannesburg. The New Horizons Energy...
Global waste management group, Averda, has opened up opportunities for women truck drivers through its Professional Driver Learnership Programme (PDLP). The programme is part of the group’s initiative to address a skills shortage of qualified...
Leaving a legacy of positive change and decisive execution is what Averda’s new head of sustainability is focused on. Brindha Roberts recently joined the waste management company and in her new position, she says she is proud to be part of a...
‘Next generation’ technologies present new, advanced ways to tackle waste and pollution challenges, experts say. Speaking ahead of the upcoming Pollution and Waste Technology Africa conference, experts say that 4th Industrial Revolution...
By Rianté Naidoo A trip to the Northern Wastewater Treatment Works in Johannesburg took centre stage at Knight Piésold’s job shadowing day on Tuesday. The initiative, which was started by Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA), sees consulting...
