Tag: waste management
Not all bin lifting equipment is equal – CFAO
TRUCK mounted bin lifting equipment has played a critical role in South Africa’s domestic waste collection system since the introduction of the 240-litre wheelie...
Schools and neighbourhoods are thriving thanks to Petco’s drive to make recycling a way...
A drive to persuade more South Africans to incorporate recycling into their daily routines – rather than only for observances like Global Recycling Day...
Reducing waste at our fingertips
Every day, Cape Town generates about enough waste to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool. In light of this, and following International Zero Waste Day, the City’s Urban Waste Management Directorate...
Cape Town bags first Waste Strategy for a cleaner city
Council recently approved Cape Town’s first Waste Strategy. This proactive game plan outlines the City’s approach over the next 10 years to manage waste...
Petco welcomes new CEO
ONE of South Africa’s leading producer responsibility organisations (PRO), Petco, has bid farewell to industry stalwart Cheri Scholtz and welcomed a new CEO, Telly...
Lackeby innovation transforms septic handling at Broby WWTP
BROBY WWTP, a small waste water treatment plant in Sweden, had a pressing need to reduce the momentarily high biological load which occurred when...
Making Recycling a Habit! Fibre Circle brings the Green Economy to Good Work Foundation...
Environmental education has received a welcome boost in rural Mpumalanga and the Free State, thanks to a new partnership between education non-profit the Good Work...
MetPac-SA and Phoenix for the planet join forces to boost community recycling efforts
METPAC-SA - the Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) for South Africa’s metal packaging industry - has extended its partnership with Phoenix for the Planet, a...
Can circular thinking go beyond economics to help solve public health issues?
Hugh Tyrrell is director of GreenEdge, a marketing communications and behaviour change consultancy specialising in the circular economy.
RECENT reports of childrens’ deaths in townships...
The responsible disposal of lithium batteries is vital to protect our environmental ecosystems
As more individuals are choosing to live and work off the grid to avoid the inconvenience of loadshedding, there is increased demand for lithium-ion...
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