Press Releases
What does the new Waste Act mean for your business?
Press Release12 September 2011What does the new Waste Act mean for your business? Waste management in South Africa is currently undergoing a major shift following the release of the new Waste Management and Classification Regulations early this year. This new approach to waste classification was developed in response to the… Read more...
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality launch second phase of All Hands on Waste campaign- Media Release
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) is proud to announce that the second phase of the All Hands on Waste Campaign has been launched. The project partners include the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), Department of Education (DoE) and Buyisa e-Bag.In 2007 and 2008 the NMBM were runners-up in the… Read more...
E-Waste: A Rapidly Growing Problem
It is a universal problem: what do you do with your old refridgerator when it breaks? Where do you dispose of your old computers when you upgrade? What of your old cellphones? Your televisions? Toasters? Batteries? Fluorescent lightbulbs? This ‘electronic waste’ cannot simply be discarded, but rather needs to be… Read more...
Are You Compliant?
Following the implementation of the Integrated Waste Management by-law that has been in effect since 2009, businesses have been required to reconsider their current waste management practices and start the implementation of more sustainable solutions. Accordingly, businesses are responsible for and required “to regulate the avoidance, minimisation, generation, collection, cleaning… Read more...
World Environmental Week 1-5th June 2010
The theme for this year’s World Environmental Week is 'Many Species. One Planet. One Future' and is being hosted by Rwanda. This theme ties in with 2010 being the International Year of Biodiversity as proclaimed by the UN.June 5th is the official World Environment Day but the week preceding it… Read more...
