Johannesburg is expected to run out of waste landfill sites in less than a decade. Pikitup hosted The Johannesburg Waste Summit 2015, aiming to bring together stakeholders to address the challenges facing the waste management sector. Amanda Nair...
Pikitup, the Waste Management Company of the City of Johannesburg, will be rolling out a free once a month bulky waste service (i.e. old mattresses, old furniture and fridges etc.) The company made the announcement this weekend when it officially...
The City of Johannesburg will embark on an aggressive campaign to promote recycling as it is running out of landfill space. Low levels of household waste recycling, coupled with increased urban migration, are putting a strain on the City’s waste...
The rollout of the City of Johannesburg and Pikitup’s Separation at Source waste minimisation programme, which is aimed at diverting recyclable waste away from landfills and encouraging members of the community to see waste as a resource, is...
The City of Joburg, in conjunction with EnerG and Pikitup, has identified the need for low-carbon city developments. The Joburg Landfill Gas-To-Energy Project is one of its success stories write Maryke Foulds. Cities across South Africa are facing...
Johannesburg’s R47 billion 2014/15 budget makes provision for significant investments in new and upgraded infrastructure as well as housing development. The budget ranks as the biggest ever delivered by a South African municipality. Member of...
The managing director of waste management company Pikitup has been suspended following allegations of irregularities in the awarding of a tender. Amanda Nair is facing five charges relating to a R263 million tender awarded to Aqua Transport Plant...
A major focus on environmental compliance was at the heart of the construction and commissioning of a contaminated water management system at Robinson Deep Landfill Site in Johannesburg, which was completed at the end of August 2013, says Mzukisi...
Pikitup, the City of Johannesburg’s waste management entity, is currently implementing an aggressive transformation and turnaround strategy “which involves large-scale improvements in all areas of governance and operations efficiency across its...
