Tag: Waste
What are the most common ways water is wasted?
XYLEM, a developer of innovative water solutions through smart technology, helps countries and communities secure and manage their water supplies. Xylem South Africa is...
South African plastics pact a first in Africa; Collaborative platform will tackle plastic waste...
Research shows that eight million tonnes of plastic leak into the ocean every year and with a business as usual scenario, according to research...
Liquid and hazardous waste prohibited from landfill
LEGISLATION that bans all liquid waste from landfills signals a massive shift in South African waste legislation and places significant importance on the effective...
Restaurants under pressure to also meet new waste management rules
Companies across a host of different industries are at risk of falling foul of new legislation that has come into effect as from 23...
#PlasticFreeJuly: Plastics: villain, victim or too valuable to waste?
Each year, millions of people around the world are encouraged to refuse single-use plastics as part of “Plastic Free July”. According to the organisers...
New Cape Town waste plant uses recycled water
A question asked by many is, why do we use clean drinking water for toilets and human waste cleaning processes? This is especially relevant...
Petition to stop waste polluting Cape Town waters
Locals are coming together to stop the polluting of rivers and canals in Cape Town by creating a petition to punish litterbugs more harshly,...
Opportunity and threat in Africa’s growing waste sector
South Africa faces both an opportunity and threat from the looming deluge of waste that will be generated on the continent. If recent projections...
Waste no longer, or go without
Waste no longer, or go without! The message towards all consumers of water – industry, business, residential and agriculture - needs to be clear...
Jail time for water-wasters as Cape Town approaches day zero
The City of Cape Town has proposed a new set of by-laws which includes possible jail time for heavy water users as the Western...
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