Apr 9, 2015
This cutting edge conference will be exploring ways to turn a seemingly useless commodity into something valuable, to improve your bottom line. The event will feature demonstrations on how to develop a green business model that will be sustainable...
The Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs, Ms Barbara Thomson will launch the waste management and greening initiatives at the Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality on Thursday 09 April 2015. The launch forms part of the Government’s National Imbizo...
The Executive Mayor of Mogale City, Cllr Koketso Seerane has unveiled a R3.5 billion alternative energy plan in his state of the city address. In partnership with Blue Waste to Energy, the municipality will be able to generate 72 MV/h from 550 000...
Johannesburg is expected to run out of waste landfill sites in less than a decade. Pikitup hosted The Johannesburg Waste Summit 2015, aiming to bring together stakeholders to address the challenges facing the waste management sector. Amanda Nair...
City of Johannesburg’s Executive Mayor, Mpho Parks Tau spoke to delegates at the Johannesburg Waste Summit 2015 at the Sandton Convention Center on Tuesday 24 March. The purpose of the summit was to engage stakeholders in dialogue about innovative...
Stellenbosch is experiencing a waste crisis as the Devon Valley Landfill Site servicing this area has reached capacity. A new landfill site has been established adjacent to the existing landfill but the compositions and quantities of waste...
With dwindling landfill airspace and higher environmental consciousness, the correct disposal of waste items has become more important than ever in South Africa. With the growing supply of buy-back centres and kerbside collection facilities, South...
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the unique considerations and elements in establishing such a Facility as the Electron Road Transfer Station – such a design and construction of such a Facility is a NECESSARY EVIL in our modern society, as...
Where South Africa has long been a “throwaway” culture, recycling only 10% of garbage produced, new legislation is set to inaugurate a recycling revolution, injecting as much as R50-billion into the national economy – a special report by Frances...
