Products made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) can be hard to recycle. Although South Africa saw a 3.9% increase in the total amount of PVC diverted from landfill in 2014 (18 488 tons), vinyl is still often, and wrongly, regarded as being...
The Blue Scorpions are gearing up for a busy November as the unit will heighten the number of raids on polluters and those who illegally abstract water from South Africa’s rivers and dams for the irrigation of their crops and other commercial...
Online registration for the 2015 IMESA Conference, being held in Cape Town from the 28th to the 30th of October, closes on Friday 23rd October and only manual registrations will be accepted thereafter. Registration officially opens on Tuesday 27th...
A major project to effect road repairs and slope stabilisation at the Franschhoek Pass in the Western Cape has resulted in an innovative solution being developed by a leading South African engineering consultancy. The Western Cape Department of...
Anyone who wants to attempt fracking in South Africa will now have to get permission from the water affairs minister. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, was added to the list of controlled activities in the National Water Act, according to a notice...
The Eastern Cape’s leading Maritime business and policy leaders will seek to unlock the region’s full potential and share breaking opportunities in the ‘blue economy’ with small and big business at the Eastern Cape Maritime...
President Jacob Zuma says government’s efforts to restore the dignity of the residents of Langa through the roll-out of integrated human settlements have paid off. The President officially opened the N2 Gateway project in the Cape Town informal...
Reliable, accurate and practical protocols for monitoring of biogas at landfill sites in South Africa is a significant component of due diligence for local authorities. Some progress has been made to formulate legislation governing air emissions to...
Twenty-five million tons of the world’s plastic pollution ends up in the ocean every year. An international foundation, Race for Water, is currently on a world wide scientific expedition to put together the first global assessment of plastic...
