The Eco-Rangers project was successfully launched at the Joburg Waste Summit 2013, as well as simultaneously at 200 earmarked schools within the City of Joburg municipality in peri-urban and urban including township and town, targeting Grade3...
“We need to think differently about waste,” said Vice President of the Institute of Waste Management South Africa (IWMSA), Suzan Oelofse, speaking in her capacity as Group Leader: Waste for Development CSIR, Natural Resources and Environment...
Not only are there 15 million waste pickers in developing countries worldwide, but they are key economic actors and their choice of employment can form a viable source of alternate green jobs, according to United Nations Environment Programme...
Pictured: Executive Mayor Johannesburg, Councillor Mpho Parks Tau 70% S@S (separation at source) at household level in 3 years and a 20% reduction in waste to landfill by 2014 are just two of the innovative targets announced by the Executive Mayor...
Although incineration is not synonymous with waste-to-energy, of late it has become more appropriate to replace the word incineration with waste-to-energy, because, in part, of a prevalent negative connotation associated with the word – but also...
The construction of the 1 200 t/d Electron Road Waste Transfer Station by eThekwini Municipality to serve the Durban area is almost 70% complete, Durban Solid Waste (DSW) Marc Wright tells Chantelle Mattheus. “This new waste management facility is...
The provision of efficient refuse removal services in Ekurhuleni is top priority for the head of Department for Waste Management Services at the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Qaphile Gcwensa. The metro has been criticised for inconsistent...
Pictured: A locally built incinerator at a health-care facility, Ibadan, Nigeria In Western Africa, the rapid rate of uncontrolled and unplanned urbanisation coupled with a high density of urban settlement and changing consumption patterns, have...
The current debate with regards to wastewater reuse is about whether ‘The polluter pays’ principle should apply or companies be proactive about their water issues, Dow regional commercial manager: sub-Saharan Africa, Susan Cole, tells Chantelle...
