The world is currently faced with a crisis due to the spatial distribution of water. The increasing demand of water resources and the decline in water quality generally presents severe constraints in development. These five apps are designed to...
Estimates say that local mining operations lose up to 30 percent of their wastewater during operation, as a result of ineffective filtration systems. This has devastating environmental consequences in a water-scarce country and this inefficiency is...
The world is currently faced with a crisis due to the spatial distribution of water. The increasing demand of water resources and the decline in water quality generally presents severe constraints in development. With that said we realise just how...
Bisant Matsi has built his small efforts to recycle boxes and paper into a successful business over the past 18 years. This has inspired his local community in Burgersfort, Mpumalanga, by showing them the value that exists in waste. Burgersfort...
Another South African municipality has joined the fight against illegal dumping. Nelson Mandela Bay is implementing a comprehensive strategy to eliminate illegal dumping. According to the municipality there are currently19 formal waste transfer...
People may consider organic waste a liability: it’s smelly, soggy, attracts flies, and potentially generates methane gas in landfills. A feasibility study carried out by the City of Cape Town during 2013 asks whether households can successfully...
The paper aims to communicate the issues associated with the sustainable management of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) in South Africa and the solution that the IT Association of South Africa Producer Environmental Group (ITA PEG) and the...
Food waste also comes with its own environmental concerns. Organic waste in landfills is particularly problematic because it leads to the production of methane gas and leachate which contaminates ground water and contributes to climate change. One...
The latest international waste and recycling expertise and technology will be on show at the newly-launched exhibition, Waste and Recycling Africa 2015. “We partnered with a major Italian exhibitions company – Rimini Fiera – to bring the latest...
