Electronic waste is becoming an increasing problem worldwide and Africa has become the dumping ground. The Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP) Initiative has predicted that e-waste will grow by a third between 2012 and 2017. Seven kilograms of...
HP’s collaboration to develop the East African Computer Recycling Center will create hundreds of green jobs and protect health and the environment. Source: HPSource URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFRduGczA_U
A large area of contaminated water has been found off the coast of Eastern Shishi City, China. The plume of black water which is estimated to be the size of 50 Olympic swimming pools was discovered by Greenpeace and has been found to contain toxic...
The World Bank’s Biomass Energy Initiative for Africa (BEIA) has funded projects with the ARTI to build the charcoal briquettes value chain in Tanzania. The goal: transforming the existing industry into a rewarding, sustainable development...
Companies operating within the waste industry without a license can face penalties of up to R10 million or a maximum stay in prison of ten years. These and other pressing issues around licensing and legalities of operating in this space was...
With the majority of municipalities facing serious economic, social and environmental challenges related to solid waste management, innovative solutions for financing this management are needed to address this. RéSource takes a closer look. In...
A group of Kenyan women are taking advantage of cheaper fuel alternatives to support their families. They live in one of the country’s poorest neighbourhoods. Their fuel alternative could save hundreds of trees in Nairobi’s Kibera...
On Monday 14 October the Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, officially opened the 4th Waste Management Khoro at the Olive Convention Centre in Durban. The Waste Management Khoro took place from 14 to 16 October...
An innovative artist in Egypt is forcing art lovers to look at how they themselves affect the environment. He creates art pieces out of trash – discarded computer parts to be exact. Source:...
