South Africa Waste Crisis

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Landfills are the third largest man-made source of methane, a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide. (Eryn Scannell/GroundUp)

BISASAR ROAD LANDFILL CLOSURE

Two of the four eThekwini landfills are nearly full

The municipality handles about 3 400 tonnes of waste every day, which equates to 0.6kg per person

Aarti Bhana