A group of about 50 Gauteng-based waste reclaimers have reportedly collected 700,000kg of plastic recyclables and covered more than 20,000km in almost nine months. This is according to a project supporting this informal industry. Informal waste...
International Finance Corporation (IFC) is providing a $30 million loan to Averda, one of the largest privately-owned integrated waste management companies in Africa and the Middle East. The ground-breaking agreement will help deliver...
South Africa has a long and prestigious history of wastewater treatment process modelling that is internationally recognised. Sadly, there is a slow, minimal uptake of this research and work by our own municipalities. By: Kirsten Kelly Large,...
The City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management (UWM) Directorate has taken delivery of 19 new trucks in recent weeks. The battle against illegal dumping and refuse collection delays has been boosted in recent weeks with the delivery of 19 new...
Whether it is going to a landfill or a recycling facility, waste must be compacted for easier handling and efficient transportation. ReSource speaks to Managing Director at Agriman, Francios Burger and Miriam Gjønnes Karterud, Regional Sales and...
Mining Indaba 2022 cast a renewed focus on sustainability in the mining sector, which is known to generate enormous volumes of solid and liquid waste. Highlighting decarbonisation and circular economy goals, with major players who have committed to...
The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment, Barbara Creecy launched the R44.5 million worth of national waste collection and landfill management fleet on 23 May 2022 at Mulenzhe village, Collins Chabane Local Municipality, Vhembe...
According to a report from Transparency Market Research, the industrial waste management market is expected to be valued at R16 trillion by the end of 2031. The report further states that the market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth...
One-third of the food produced in South Africa goes to waste – and yet 14 million people suffer from food insecurity. Agro-industrial waste is major valuable biomass that presents potential solutions to this problem, but only if appropriate...
