In the face of a mounting global waste crisis, an inspiring group of friends from the Western Cape has taken up the challenge to really make a difference, one school at a time. Enter the world of Plant the Seed, a visionary business on a mission to...
Major long-term infrastructure plans are necessary, but South Africa also needs to take immediate action to overcome current water and waste management problems and looming crises. This is according to industry experts helping inform the IFAT...
Each year in July, people across the globe take part in “Plastic Free July” – an international movement that aims to reduce the amount of plastic waste in our environment by encouraging fellow citizens to make the shift towards long-term,...
Industry experts gathered last week in Cape Town to discuss the fact that South Africa is running out of landfill space and urgent solutions to what is being dubbed “the waste crisis”. The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA)...
The UN has estimated that the global population will near 11.3 billion by 2060. Populations in Africa are expected to experience just as much exponential growth – with the continent expected to reach over 2.5 billion by 2050, representing – quite...
While Cape residents are still reeling from the water crisis gripping the region, the province could soon be facing a waste crisis as landfills are almost at maximum capacity. According to the Western Cape Environmental Affairs Department some of...
Anton Bredell, the Western Cape MEC for local government, environmental affairs, and development planning, recently stated that a waste crisis was imminent if the country did not start thinking differently. According to Bredell, the only way to...