Piet Steyn, managing director of Oilkol, remembers a time in the late 1950s and 60s when people used to drag trolleys behind them through the streets collecting waste. Over 60 years later, has all that much changed? These people, who were mostly...
The waste industry is fast becoming a significant economic driver both globally and locally. According to the UN’s projections for the period between 2015 and 2030, Johannesburg’s population will grow from 9.3-million to 11.5-million...
Whereas improvements in the overall socio-economic position in South Africa are heartening, these should not blind observers to a reality for many people of severe deprivation and closed opportunities. The reality of this being a country of “two...
In recent years, waste disposal has shifted its emphasis away from traditional disposal operations to evolve into an innovative and dynamic sector that serves as a reliable supplier of high-quality secondary raw materials to industry. Accordingly,...
Professionals in the waste industry now have access to the recently published Global Waste to Energy Plant Market report. The report provides an analysis of the global waste to energy (WTE) plant market for the period 2009–2016 along with a...
The waste industry has long been perceived as a rather dirty business with low ethical standards. But it appears things are shifting and surprisingly, women are increasingly active in driving the change towards a more innovative, ethical and...
At a swanky function Gallagher Estate in Midrand, 37 entries into the best recycled product of the year, hosted by the South African Plastics Recyclers Organisation (Sapro), with the support of Plastics|SA and the Packaging Council of South Africa...
