The Department of Environmental Affairs is working to incorporate South Africa’s estimated 62 147 registered waste pickers into the formal waste economy. Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, made this announcement on Tuesday while...
Industry has significant concerns surrounding increased government intervention in waste management regulation and the imposition of a waste management charge or tax. The Waste Management Amendment Act of 2014 requires an Act of Parliament to give...
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s officially opened the revamped Kraggakamma Drop-off Site following massive work that has cost the institution more than R4.2 million. First of its kind in the Province, the site will provide a drop-off...
Big events generate a lot of waste. So much so that nine truckloads of plastic waste was collected at this year’s Two Oceans Marathon. The 2016 Two Oceans Marathon attracted almost 30 000 athletes – that’s a lot of water sachets to keep track of,...
The results of the South African Waste Sector Survey (for 2012) show that the formal waste sector employs a minimum of 29 833 people. The majority of these employees are situated within large enterprises (77.5% of private waste sector employees)...
Waste-wise organisations will once again gather for one of the most important events on the environmental calendar this year, Wastecon 2016. The theme for this year’s conference, which is taking place from 17 to 21 October 2016 at Emperors Palace...
Rapid urban expansion has prompted the need to improve efficiencies at wastewater plants, and as the government upgrades infrastructure it is in search of partners with products that can help. According to Byron Griffiths, SEW-EURODRIVE Cape Town...
As the expression goes, ‘waste not, want not’. By using resources sparsely and knowing what can be recycled, we can all contribute to a cleaner and healthier environment. The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) gives helpful...
According to a report by Accenture on the construction industry strategies for emerging markets, the global construction industry is expected to grow over the next decade, especially in the rapidly emerging economies of Asia, Latin America, the...
