South African rubbish bag manufacturer Tuffy can confidently say that its rubbish bags do not go to landfills to die‚ because it can back that up. This is according to a recent ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA)‚...
The first waste management site to be built under stringent new environmental guidelines has been opened in Vlakfontein, by Averda, a global waste management company, through its local subsidiary, Wasteman, in a significant R250-million investment...
The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa will today, 23 June, launch the Working on Waste (WoW) programme in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. The WoW programme seeks to address the problem of increased volumes of waste and the backlog in the...
Landfill juice. Garbage water. Leachate. Whatever you call it, it can be a problem for landfill operators. Managing leachate can be as high as 30% of a landfill’s operating costs. Before a treatment method can be determined, it’s important to first...
By Frances Ringwood As the world mourned iconic glam rocker David Bowie’s passing this week, numerous references were made on social media, at the singer’s Brixton birthplace and outside the gates of his New York home to his other worldly fashion...
When landfills burn, toxic smoke is given off which can negatively affect the health of all those living down wind. Fires can be caused by a variety of catalysts, including arson, hot ash deposits, and lightening. That covers fires that occur on...
By Frances Ringwood Experts claim that disposable nappies take up to 500 years to biodegrade, making these one of the most intractable materials regularly deposited in landfill sites. Vanishing reusables In South Africa, some of our mothers and...
Civil rights organisation AfriForum has released its report on its national campaign ‘Don’t mess with our waste!’ based on the 2014 audit of dumping sites. It found that 72% of dumping sites do not comply with regulations. According to Julius...
The Department of Environmental Affairs will looks into developing regulations to improve waste management. “It is imperative for us to introduce innovative approaches in dealing with waste particularly focusing on diverting waste from landfill...
