The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is delighted to report a resoundingly successful WasteCon2012. The biggest waste conference to have been hosted in East London thus far brought together municipal as well as private...
Trash-Collector™ has not allowed any grass to grow under its feet and has targeted schools in the Western Cape with donations of the bags to school children. Around 1 000 bags were handed to the Pinelands North Primary School just in time for the...
E-waste or electronic/electric waste is increasingly becoming a problem in South Africa especially with growing consumption patterns and a rise in living standards. While awareness is slowly on the increase the pace has been very slow. Research...
In response to the Infrastructurene.ws newsletter disseminated on October 25, the City of Cape Town responded with the following information with regards solid waste minimisation efforts. The reporting was incorrect on some of the detail and the...
Lexmark South Africa’s has a zero-to-landfill company policy. This includes reducing waste that goes to landfill as well as targeting a 100% recycling rate of the components of all printer cartridges sold. The company’s ‘Recycling Initiative for...
Please click on the link below for the correction made to this story, regarding the City of Cape Town. Cape Town and Joburg come to the party for solid waste minimisation The diversion of waste to landfill is not only a focal point for...
Solid waste remains problematic for the country because at this point, landfill sites are not required to provide figures to the environmental department. This is about to change. According to Albi Modise, Chief Director Communications, for the...
Left: James Kamau enjoying a ReSource read at his stand. Mfangano Solutions provides options and equipment for recycling, including the baling of scrap tyres. Right: Janette Kruger and Zimasa Velaphi from Collect-a-Can said that the conference...
Frances Saliwa says she “wants to make waste nice”. At 67, she has lived in the Eastern Cape all her life and says she wants to make things. She gets hold of old shoes and revamps them using banana leaves. She also makes bags, shorts, jackets, hats...
