In today’s market, an aluminum can is worth about one penny, and about 50 percent of all the aluminum cans that are processed are recycled. Discover why aluminum can be recycled over and over again with help from a solid waste planning...
Plastic pollution is a problem – but the solution starts with recycling everything and anything we can, including plastic bags. We scoped out the largest plastic bag recycling facility in the world to see how it’s done. Check out our...
Laura and her nephew Claiborne make a frame from tin cans.
A video regarding the pollution and recycling solutions in Grahamstown, South Africa.
South Africans living in urban areas are not big on recycling and unless there is a major mindset change in the next four years the country could find itself having to fork out a lot more money to have refuse separated and removed. Water and...
Funny prank that encourages recycling and going green.
Improved waste management services and job opportunities will soon be enjoyed by the residents of Actonville and Wattville as NetsAfrica hands over its waste management co-operative pilot project to the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality for full...
Photo: Bruce Engelsman, SRK Consulting According to Bruce Engelsman, a partner at consulting engineering firm SRK Consulting, South Africa leads the way in waste management in Africa, but many other countries on the continent are up to speed with...
The government of Tanzania is in the process of reviewing the National Information, Communications and Technology policy of 2003 to allow recycling of e-waste products in a bid to reduce pollution. Africa is often seen as a ‘dumping ground’ for...
