The holidays are almost upon us and the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is encouraging South Africans to continue recycling their waste this festive season to ultimately lessen the burden on the environment. “The festive...
Brent Mahoney* of Averda SA recently returned from an incredible, year-long adventure – spanning three continents – where he gained a global perspective on localised landfilling. While Averda was establishing itself as a leading waste...
It may sound unbelievable, but it’s true: it’s more economical and, ultimately, more environmentally friendly to dispose of waste generated in the UK in South Africa. Warren Steele, managing director of UK-based environmental consultancy Resource...
The Department of Environmental Affairs’ (DEA) Environmental Management Inspectorate, commonly known as the Green Scorpions, initiated a criminal investigation with the execution of a search and seizure warrant at the Shongweni landfill site on 12...
“We remain on track to meet our 11-point action plan as agreed with the DEA,” Dean Thompson, EnviroServ’s CEO said, following reports of complaints by Shongweni residents living downwind of the landfill. He added that a review of all waste streams...
Dean Thompson has been CEO at EnviroServ for seven months. This is not the only thing to have changed at the company in recent months; with the introduction of the new CEO, there is a new leadership team, a fresh strategy and an overall renewed...
Rapidly escalating waste volumes will create serious consequences for an already intractable problem for towns and cities worldwide, both physically and fiscally. Getting the right industrial waste bin to manage, transport and recycle waste is...
Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa yesterday launched the R30 million Gauteng Youth Jobs in Waste Programme in Mohlakeng, Randfontein. According to Molewa, the Gauteng Youth Jobs in Waste Programme has employed 492 youths, comprising 271...
The City of Ekurhuleni scooped the top award for the best managed municipal landfill sites in Gauteng at the Waste Khoro 2016 conference held in Durban last week. The city has five operational landfill sites at Rooikraal, Weltevreden, Rietfontein,...
