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Waste Management

Cyprus struggles to manage waste as tourist numbers soar
Article
/ 23 October 2017

Cyprus struggles to manage waste as tourist numbers soar

With more visitors heading to Cyprus than ever, the Mediterranean island’s waste disposal system is under pressure

By Paul Raymond
Gauteng’s green dam choked by sewage
Article
/ 29 June 2017

Gauteng’s green dam choked by sewage

Once an idyllic place for the people to swim and play, Bronkhorstpruit Dam is now so polluted that it’s not safe for humans

By Sipho Kings
The rise of the dump monster
Article
/ 9 October 2014

The rise of the dump monster

Almost 40% of the world’s waste ends up in huge rubbish tips, most of them found near urban populations in poor countries.

By John Vidal and John Vida
How food waste eats away at natural resources
Article
/ 11 September 2013

How food waste eats away at natural resources

The food being wasted yearly adds to the earth’s carbon emission and means that large amounts of land is used to grow food that is not consumed.

By Sipho Kings
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Article
/ 7 February 2012

The waste we live with

<b>Gavin Heron</b> explains his frustration with the amount of waste we generate.

By Gavin Heron
Waste and want in Ekurhuleni
Article
/ 19 November 2010

Waste and want in Ekurhuleni

A widespread forensic probe into the Ekurhuleni metro council is focusing on alleged tender graft, including a waste management contract worth million

By Yolandi Groenewald
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Article
/ 15 September 2009

Serving the environment

The EnviroServ method eliminates odours and kills pathogens because it involves high temperatures during composting

By Percy Mabandu
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Article
/ 14 August 2008

Japan’s quest for a zero-waste community

The tiny village if Kamikatsu, in the densely wooded mountains of Shikoku island in south-west Japan, has a new obsession: rubbish.

By Justin Mccurry
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/ 24 June 2008

Hazard of old cellphones under spotlight at UN meet

The disposal of massive numbers of unwanted cellphones will be a key focus of a five-day meeting on waste management that started on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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