Many determined South Africans make a living through the creation of informal jobs, and in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal, waste pickers are being assisted with what they need the most – trolleys. The South African Waste Pickers Association recently...
MetPac-SA was recently announced as the new Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) tasked with representing the interests of the metal packaging industry. Delanie Bezuidenhout, CEO of MetPac-SA explained that the organisation will be focused...
South Africa is beginning to experience a progression in waste management and starting to explore innovative technologies in dealing with waste in a responsible manner, says Jan Palm, president of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern...
South Africa’s most densely populated province, Gauteng, is faced with many waste management challenges. This includes legal compliance, the environmentally sound practices of landfilling and the implementation of alternative waste management...
The community of Shakas Head on the Dolphin Coast in KwaZulu-Natal is one that prides itself on being environmentally responsible and recently received a little help achieving some of their environmental goals. The Institute of Waste Management...
South Africa’s waste management landscape is changing, and rather than a sudden change, there is a steady incremental change each year as the country moves towards a more sustainable waste management model. This is according to the latest GreenCape...
Tests have begun at Africa’s first plant that plans to convert plastic waste into commercial synthetic fuel oil. Renewable energy company Alternative Energy Systems, based in Kenya, uses a conversion technology that involves heating the waste under...
South Africa’s paper recycling rates match up to many developed economies. The volume of paper and paper packaging recovered globally for recycling has increased substantially over the past decade. In 2000, the Paper Recycling Association of South...
Fifteen tonnes of recycled expanded polystyrene is being used in the production of concrete blocks that will be used to build a brand new Table Bay Mall. The project will be undertaken by construction company Greenlite Concrete. The recycled...
