Waste Management
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A failed plastic levy: The need for a total an on single-use plastic bags
South Africa's 22-year-old plastic levy has failed to curb the 8 billion single-use plastic bags consumed annually, leading to severe environmental and health impacts. This…
Ibala turns PVC waste into school bags in Soweto Youth Month handover
As South Africa prepares to mark 50 years since the 1976 Soweto Uprising, Page 82 Media's CSI arm, Ibala, donated 100 schoolbags made from recycled PVC advertising banners to…
Refuse collection uneven in Randburg as Pikitup and workers trade blame
Some Randburg suburbs have gone more than two weeks without refuse collection as Pikitup and striking casual workers trade blame over service disruptions at the Randburg depot
In Midvaal, the evidence suggests the DA does govern better
Even the informal settlements have running water, uninterrupted electricity and their own toilets
For Emfuleni residents, life is a daily grind of service delivery failures
The ANC-run municipality refuses to accept blame, accusing some residents of paying for DStv, servicing clothing accounts and drinking expensive alcohol instead of paying their…
National emergency: The urban models turning waste into opportunity
An innovative project for informal waste pickers in Cape Town demonstrates how empowerment and a circular economy can make a difference
Why a review of the White Paper on Local Government matters
The key assumption that municipalities would raise enough revenue to fund most of their operational expenditure needs to be revisited
Fixing waste management starts with political will
Solutions exist, but need they need strong leadership, investment and integration into governance for clean, livable cities in Africa
Ubuntu can help achieve the dream of zero landfill
Our waste-management sites are filling up fast, with serious health and environmental consequences
Harare’s fiscal paradox: A devolved city starved of resources
By law, powers and functions are devolved to local government but the ruling Zanu-PF’s ideology is to control municipalities
Joburg mayor hikes residential tariffs, backtracks on property tax increases
The ANC’s coalition partners demand changes, citing the financial burden on residents
Waste, food and power: How hospitals fuel climate change
Almost 5% of the world’s carbon emissions come from the healthcare sector. Rethinking how hospitals run can get this down. But healthcare workers say regulations stop them from…
UN special rapporteur: Toxic pollution in SA fuelled by corporate greed and government inaction
Marcos Orellana noted the poor disposal of waste and hazardous substances, the wide use of pesticides and weak enforcement of regulations
Johannesburg’s landfills have less than three years of capacity left
Some are expected to reach capacity earlier because solid waste like garden debris and industrial rubble are taking up space
SA will soon ‘drown in its own waste’, warns landfill expert
But the environment department says it has interventions in place