Municipalities are under pressure to divert waste from landfill as required by the National Environmental Management: Waste Act (NEM:WA, Act 59 of 2008). The implementation of alternative waste management thus far has been largely on an ad hoc...
Historically, in South Africa, waste treatment technologies have focused principally on reducing the risks associated with the disposal of both general and hazardous waste at landfill sites and as a result of this there are very few viable...
The professional waste management industry has been taken to the next level by the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) which has launched its first National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level 4 accredited waste management...
Waste-to-Energy (WtE) technologies produce energy by processing solid, liquid and gaseous waste streams using either thermal, physical or biological methods. It was determined that in 2014 a waste quantity of approximately 8 212 496t would be...
Afripack Consumer Flexibles: Labels DLC (ACF Labels) has been measuring key sustainability criteria and seeking ways to become more energy and water efficient since 1997. The current programme to drive the reduction of carbon footprint while...
According to a report by wasteplan.co.za, Sweden has achieved the ultimate fantasy in waste management, less than 1% of their waste goes to landfill. Using 32 waste-to-energy (WTE) plants that have been set up across the country to incinerate over...
Jun 8, 2015
African Waste Week is a four-day event made up of a conference, an exhibition and detailed workshops, hosted by Thebe Reed Exhibitions and Osiba Holdings. African Waste Week is an evolution of Wastex 2013 and has been designed to focus directly on...
Diffusion of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in landfilled wastes can lead to contamination of groundwater underneath waste containment facilities. Diffusion takes place through the intact and installed composite liner system. Diffusion is...
Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, says government is waging a war on waste and prioritising contributing to the development and growth of the recycling economy. “The waste sector is currently valued at about R50 billion per annum....
