Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Oct 2010In the absence of legal requirements, the CSIR undertook a study to determine the triggers for recycling in South Africa. The National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 came into effect on 1 July 2009 and is the first South African ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Godfrey, Linda K; Nahman, Anton; Strydom, WFDate:Oct 2014Recent statistics on recycling of post-consumer packaging suggest that South Africa recycled 50.5% of all post-consumer packaging waste in 2012 (BMI, 2013). As with most developing countries, these encouraging recycling figures would not have ...Read more
Author:Afrika, M; Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Strydom, W; Mvuma, G; John, JDate:Oct 2010The adoption of the internationally accepted waste management hierarchy (Sakai et al, 1996) into South African policy has changed the focus from “end of pipe” waste management towards waste minimisation (reuse, recycling and cleaner production). ...Read more
Author:Klein, Peter; Zoschke, T; Dos Santos, R; Surridge, KDate:Nov 2019Solar thermal technologies have the potential to provide clean and low cost thermal energy to South African industries. Case studies of “real world” processes are critical to encourage the uptake of these solar thermal technologies and ...Read more
Author:Paige-Green, P; Ware, CDate:Jul 2006In situ recycling as a pavement rehabilitation option in South Africa is becoming increasingly important. Use has been made of both bitumen (emulsion and foamed) and traditional chemical stabilizers (lime, cement, lime/slagment, etc). Very ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Strydom, WFDate:Sep 2010Waste recycling in South Africa is largely industry driven with the focus to date having been on pre-consumer recovery and recycling from business and industry. With a very young pro-environmental consciousness in South Africa, limited ...Read more
Author:Goga, T; Harding, Kevin; Russo, Valentina; Von Blottnitz, HDate:Aug 2022Global production and consumption of plastics have increased significantly in recent years. The environmental impacts associated with this trend have received growing attention internationally with single-use plastic packaging responsible for ...Read more