The Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (Redisa) has ceased all tyre collection with immediate effect. Redisa released a statement at the end of last week, citing the implementation of a tyre levy as the reason for its...
A clean-up campaign along Hout Bay Beach in Cape Town will take place this weekend in honour of World Environment Day on Monday. The coastal clean-up will be facilitated by Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages (CCPB) and Clean C, an environmental coastal...
The issue of marine litter is not receiving enough attention in Africa, Juliette Biao, director of the United Nations Environmental Programme (Unep), told delegates at the World Economic Forum which was recently held in Durban. Annually, eight...
Priscilla Urquhart, public affairs and communications manager at Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages, talks to ReSource about how the company champions sustainability at its facilities and among the community. Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages recently held...
Majority of South Africa’s electronic waste (e-waste) is being exported, with the country losing out on the economic potential of an entire waste stream. In a recent study conducted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the...
Many determined South Africans make a living through the creation of informal jobs, and in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal, waste pickers are being assisted with what they need the most – trolleys. The South African Waste Pickers Association recently...
South Africa is beginning to experience a progression in waste management and starting to explore innovative technologies in dealing with waste in a responsible manner, says Jan Palm, president of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern...
South Africa’s most densely populated province, Gauteng, is faced with many waste management challenges. This includes legal compliance, the environmentally sound practices of landfilling and the implementation of alternative waste management...
By Frances Ringwood Landfill waste streams do not look the same today as they did 20 or even 10 years ago. These changes have been particularly pronounced in European countries where the drive towards ‘zero waste to landfill’ have infiltrated...
