A R19 million waste buyback centre has become Newcastle’s newest edition on its recycling front. The centre was handed over by deputy environmental minister Barbara Thomson as part of the department’s Environmental Protection and Infrastructure...
Public review and comment is being encouraged by the Drakenstein Municipality for the first proposed municipal waste-to-energy plant in South Africa. Possible sites Currently, the municipality has earmarked three possible sites for the project: a...
Two people were killed after a large waste removal truck overturned on Soutpansberg Road in Kempton Park on Saturday, according to paramedics in a News24 report. ER24 spokesperson Werner Vermaak said “One person from the truck was found lying...
The words “nuclear energy” have been on the lips of many government officials and energy stakeholders for some time now. The prospects of South Africa developing new nuclear power stations remain positive considering the amount of effort the...
Eight wooden stakes, 30cm of fabric and a hammer is all you need to install the latest DIY food waste recycling garden. The concept was created by Karen Heron, founder and CEO of Earth Probiotic, a food waste composting company. “I saw a need for...
The 23rd WasteCon conference got underway in Johannesburg this week. The biennial conference brought together hundreds of industry experts to discuss challenges facing the ever-changing waste management sector. Jonathan Shamrock, Chairman of the...
Food waste is one of the biggest contributors to landfills. South Africa is running out of usable landfill airspace, and the space itself comes at a premium. By diverting food waste from landfills using onsite technologies, such as digesters,...
French grocery stores provide millions of meals to people in need every year by donating unsold food. As a result of different laws, there is shocking disparity between food waste in France and America. In fact, French politician Arash Derambarsh...
There has been an increased focus on resource recovery in Southern Africa’s waste management landscape. Moving away from landfilling towards recycling, waste disposal alternatives and waste-to-energy initiatives, the industry at large is embarking...
