Representatives from the world of business, politics, science and society congregated in the German city of Kiel on 12 October to attend the annual Global Economic Symposium (GES). The overarching theme for this year’s Symposium was “Values to...
Global environmental organisation Ocean Conservancy announced on 30 September the international launch of “Stemming the Tide: Land-based strategies for a plastic-free ocean” – a solutions-oriented report in partnership with the McKinsey Center for...
By Stacey Davidson, Director of the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (Redisa) South Africa produces 108 million tonnes of waste per year. Ninety percent of that waste ends up in landfills, 44% is unclassified...
Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, says government is waging a war on waste and prioritising contributing to the development and growth of the recycling economy. “The waste sector is currently valued at about R50 billion per annum....
A multi-million rand investment in a rubber crumb manufacturing plant in Hammarsdale will take rubber tyre recycling to a whole new level in KwaZulu-Natal. Dr Mehran Zarrebini, head of British investment group PFE International which owns Van Dyck...
Early this week, The Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (REDISA) released its key achievements from 1 December last year the end of October this year. In just that short time, 45 690 tonnes of waste tyres have been...
Waste tyres are most hazardous when they are burnt in uncontrolled environments. This is according to the National Policy on High Temperature Thermal Waste Treatment and Cement Kiln for Alternative Fuel Use. Waste tyres are typically burnt in South...
In South Africa, it is estimated that we have millions of waste tyres lying in dumps and stockpiles, or scattered across the country in residential, industrial and rural areas. Almost 10 million waste tyres are added to this number every year....
The Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (REDISA) initiated an independent survey during September this year. This was done in order to ascertain whether the organisation was achieving its objectives. The survey measured...
