As households around the country dispose of polony and other processed meats in response to the Listeria outbreak, the well-being of waste pickers has come under the spotlight. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is calling on...
Mar 1, 2018
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa’s 24th WasteCon™ flagship Conference and Exhibition is a premier showcase of best practice African waste management solutions set to take place at Emperor’s Palace in Johannesburg, South...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is calling on all waste management industry bodies to submit their abstracts for an opportunity to showcase their innovative products and services at WasteCon 2018. In support of the...
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is encouraging the country to be waste-wise this festive season and reduce their environmental impact by minimising the amount of household waste that gets diverted to landfill. Jan Palm,...
Each piece of waste has the potential to pollute the environment in a different way which is why there is no single suitable waste management approach to address all types of waste. The waste management hierarchy ranks waste management options in...
Leaders in the waste and environmental management industries gathered at the Buffelsdraai Regional Landfill site in KwaZulu Natal for Landfill 2017. The KwaZulu Natal Landfill & Waste Treatment Interest Group (LaWTIG) of the Institute of Waste...
Waste management professionals from all sectors will gather this month for the Landfill 2017 conference and for the first time ever the event will be held at an operational landfill site. The KwaZulu Natal Landfill and Waste Treatment Interest...
Upcycling is a fun and creative way to transform old products and packaging into something with a new purpose. According to the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA)’s Waste Management Hierarchy1, upcycling, which in the most basic sense is...
Leaders in the South African waste management industry have their sights set on expanding the country’s waste-to-energy potential. Exploring this has two significant benefits. Firstly, it provides an alternative to landfilling as the country is...
