Industrial supplies specialist Winhold was reported on the BDLive web portal news site to be “determined to make strategic acquisitions this year.” This is according to Winhold CEO Wietsche Fourie, in the forms annual report focusing on key growth...
Producing electricity from urban solid waste could provide energy for up to 40 million African households in 2025, according to a study co-authored by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC). In a report published in Renewable and...
The eThekwini Executive Committee is considering a R20 million feasibility study into the possibility of turning excess waste into energy in the City. A presentation was conducted by the Ladybird Economic Advancement Partnership (LEAP), which is a...
The waste sector has been identified as a sector which can contribute towards South Africa’s economic growth and the creation of green jobs. Policies and regulations are often identified as a potential limiting factor for growth in the waste...
In 2000 the Rustenburg Local Municipality (RLM) acknowledged that their waste disposal site was rapidly running out of airspace and that an action-plan was to be put in place to explore the possibility of developing a new waste disposal facility...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) has announced that it is hosting an Accredited Waste Management Training programme to facilitate critical thinking towards waste management in South Africa. This training – taking place...
On 25 November, join the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA’s) Central Branch and fellow members for an exciting event on waste-to-energy. As South Africa continues to surge in renewable energy ventures, there is still...
Owner of Khepri Biosciences, Bandile Dlabantu from the Eastern Cape, was awarded a prize of R1.2-million for the commercialisation of a cost-effective waste management method for food producers and abattoirs. The invention comprises a container...
Networking, debate and lessons learnt were the order of the day at the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa’s (IWMSA) Eastern Cape branch’s waste management conference held from 14 to 15 October this year . With the theme of The Road to...
