The George Municipality is at its wits’ end with what it says is continuous illegal dumping at the entrance to one of its popular parks. The municipality says that despite the fact that there is regular municipal waste collection service in the...
The City of Cape Town has diverted close to a quarter of its waste from landfill during the 2016/17 period. According to the municipality its waste minimisation efforts have helped to increase the percentage of waste diverted away from landfill...
The Zimbabwean government has declared a state of emergency in the capital city of Harare after a cholera outbreak claimed the lives of more than 20 people. According to the country’s health minister Obediah Moyo the decision was taken in order to...
The western African country of Benin plans to embark on a new waste to wealth initiative in 2017. The country which has a population size of almost 11 million people is highly dependent on agriculture. While most of the country’s employment comes...
The changing landscape in South Africa and the drive towards creating a sustainable environment is progressing but not without its own set of challenges. The Department Environmental Affairs (DEA), National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS) (2011)...
The Simmer and Jack landfill site in Germiston may be an answer to the current electricity shortage in the country, according to the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM). The site possesses a commissioned biomass power plant used by the...
The Nsumia Waste Disposal facility has begun operations in Accra, Ghana, as part of efforts to manage the country’s waste disposal. The new landfill was commissioned following the closure of landfill sites which left the Kpong landfill as the only...
When Civil Engineering consultancy company, Mhiduve, was recently appointed by Tlokwe Municipality in North West Province to design an extension for the Promosa Landfill site in Potchefstroom, ALS Construction was appointed as main contractor for...
“Historically, landfills have been the most common method of waste disposal around the world,” said Dr George Koerner delivering his Keynote address for the Landfill 2013 Conference, entitled “Geosynthetics in Containment: Past, Present and...
