Prominent C40 representatives met with three of the C40’s African cities to learn about their current solid waste management practices and their priorities for the future. The Director of C40’s Solid Waste Initiative Ricardo Cepeda-Marquez and C40...
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has entered into a bilateral agreement with Knowledge Factory International (KFI) to improve waste management in Nigeria and other parts of the continent. The main aim of the agreement is to consolidate...
Water Purification Chemicals & Plant – WPCP – multidisciplinary water treatment specialists, manufactures a range of pressure filters, designed for the removal of suspended solids and other impurities from water and wastewater in industrial and...
In recent years, waste disposal has shifted its emphasis away from traditional disposal operations to evolve into an innovative and dynamic sector that serves as a reliable supplier of high-quality secondary raw materials to industry. Accordingly,...
Kisumu, Kenya has launched an e-waste collection programme to manage the impact of electronic waste. The program, which involves the collection and recycling of electronic waste, is aimed at informing the public of the dangers of theincorrect...
Several African countries have already taken steps to deal with the continent’s e-waste dumping situation and are tapping into the economic gains associated with responsible e-waste collection and treatment. Ruben Janse van Rensburg, environmental...
The South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference’s (SATMC) waste tyre plan is still waiting on approval. Tyres are increasingly being dumped at unauthorised sites because landfills no longer accept waste tyres and there is a lack of adequate waste...
The number of informal waste pickers who collect garbage at municipal landfill sites and sell it for recycling is growing. Typically seen as a nuisance, government has previously attempted to ban the practice of waste picking. However, government...
The amount of untreated waste material containing uranium is growing after the 28% percent plunge in the gold price last year left many mine sites abandoned. Waste rock from hundreds of mines has been deposited around Johannesburg over the years,...
