On Saturday, 15 September citizens from around the world will engage in a mass coastal cleanup to remove thousands of tons of waste from beaches and waterways as part of the International Coastal Cleanup Day initiative. In response to this the...
Much of Europe’s e-waste ends up on dumps in Africa. The social, environmental and health effects are devastating. Source: DW Documentary
Johannesburg in South Africa has one of the world’s largest gold deposits. After decades of mining, large swathes of the population are thought to be exposed to toxic and radioactive mine waste. Source: BBC News
South Africa is set to launch its first Research Chairs to assist in addressing the challenges and opportunities around solid waste management. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) will launch the South African Research Chairs on Waste...
Every day waste items are far from one dimensional. Each waste type can be categorised, has the potential to pollute the environment in a different way and will differ in the time it takes to decompose. This is the reason why some waste materials...
The eThekwini Municipality’s waste woes have gone from bad to worse with enraged waste contractors dumping rubbish on the N2 highway near Isipingo south of Durban. According to reports by the Daily News the contractors were protesting against...
Isuzu Motors South Africa is striving to mitigate plastic pollution and in line with this year’s World Environment Day theme, Beat Plastic Pollution, Isuzu reached out to its employees to encourage them to beat plastic pollution in their personal...
Refuse collection in KwaMashu and uMlazi has once again been disrupted as a result of industrial action by contractors. As an interim measure, the eThekwini Municipality says it’s Cleansing and Solid Waste unit will be utilising internal resources...
In an effort to tackle the world’s waste problem 150 countries around the globe will unite on 15 September 2018 to celebrate the first ever World Cleanup Day. The event, which is an initiative of the Let’s Do It campaign, will kick off in New...
