“Landfills and the Waste Act implementation – What has changed? ” This was the primary question being asked by IWMSA President, Dr Suzan Oelofse, when she delivered her paper in the Opening Session of the Landfill 2013 Conference, which started on...
by Suzan Oelofse The preamble to the Waste Act (2008) is very clear that as a result of this legislation waste management in South Africa will never be the same again. This should send a clear message that business as usual will no longer be...
As part of the Department of Environmental Affairs efforts to drive recycling in South Africa, 15 buy-back centres will be established in this financial year, 2013/2014, Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, announced on Tuesday 11 June...
Pictured: Minister of Water Affairs, Edna Molewa “I would like to re-emphasise our concern over the growing number of unemployed young people. As we begin the third decade of our democracy, the ability of our country to upscale a conducive...
Compliance and enforcement are the biggest challenges facing the medical waste/health-care risk waste industry, Stan Jewaskiewitz, past president of IWMSA, tells Chantelle Mattheus. Fundamentally, the medical waste (health-care risk waste – HCRW)...
Residents of eThekwini and surrounding areas are familiar with ‘green’ areas within the city such as Pigeon Valley, Burman Bush and Beachwood, all of which form part of a broader network of green areas within the city limits known as the Durban...
The Consumer Protection Act overrides most other legislation as it benefits the consumer more almost on every occasion. On this basis, it is the third most important statute in South Africa, behind the Constitution and the Public Financial Affairs...
The possible impact of the current definition of waste in the Waste Act on job creation, the national climate change response strategy, innovation and international trade barriers was the topic of a briefing of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee...
