Checkers is rolling out new shopping trolley baskets made from 100% recycled plastic – mostly old milk bottles – thereby diverting more than 40 tons of recyclable material from landfill. The retailer’s trolleys have contained at...
With trenchless construction, a pipe, duct or cable can be installed underground without disturbing service structures such as roads, pavements, driveways, buildings or ecologically sensitive areas. IMIESA speaks to Rocky Herrmann, MD of Rolkon...
This would be terrifying. A cyber-attack on water infrastructure could lead to widespread panic and potentially significant illness and loss of life with substantial effects on other critical services, such as firefighting and hospitals. It could...
Over the past decade, ‘sustainability’ has become a global buzzword; however, the imperative behind the word is more than just a box-ticking exercise. Authored by Mark Boshoff, head: Transformation and Sustainability, Nedbank During 2015, the UN...
Within an environment currently characterised by significant risks, AECI Much Asphalt is putting its focus firmly on sustainability in response to the challenges faced by the asphalt industry following the Covid-19 pandemic. It is not an option to...
Here’s another dose of Infrastructure News latest positive news to come about from the month of July. Gauteng waste reclaimers collect 700,000kg of plastic initiatives A group of about 50 Gauteng-based waste reclaimers have reportedly collected...
The business sector in Nelson Mandela Bay is ramping up its water-saving initiatives, helping to accelerate the repair of leaks, and supporting humanitarian efforts as the dams supplying the metro continue to dip to historically low levels. This...
A study commissioned by the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) has found that the micro-digester sector has significant opportunities to grow through strengthening partnerships within the sector and with stakeholders in...
Ahead of the launch of the South African Waste to Energy Roadmap in 2022. A new report has found that the micro-digester sector has significant opportunities to grow if it can strengthen partnerships within the sector and with stakeholders in...
