Author:Cooper, Antony K; Kruger, Tinus; Godfrey, Linda K; Napier, MarkDate:Jan 2024The linear economy is where resources (including energy and space) move through the economy in one direction, from being harvested, collected or mined, through refining and processing to create products and services, to uses and consumption, ...Read more
Author:Strydom, WFDate:Oct 2012During 2010 a national survey on waste management service delivery and recycling behaviour amongst metropolitan households was conducted. WasteCon2010 conference attendees were also surveyed in parallel and on a voluntary basis. This paper ...Read more
Author:Nahman, AntonDate:2010Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is a policy concept aimed at extending producers’ responsibility for their products to the post-consumer stage of their products’ life cycle. One of the outcomes of an effective EPR programme is to move ...Read more
Author:Nahman, AntonDate:2009Food packaging is essential for maintaining food quality, freshness and integrity. It also allows for convenient transport, storage and sale in discrete quantities. Finally, it can be used as a means of product differentiation, marketing and ...Read more
Author:Strydom, WFDate:Oct 2012The objective of the study was, within the broader context of understanding post-consumer recycling behaviour, to provide a
baseline for domestic waste recycling behaviour in South Africa. The reasons for non-recycling were also explored. ...Read more
Author:Godfrey, Linda K; Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Oct 2017Recycling has been taking place in South Africa for more than three decades, driven by social and economic needs. While the waste hierarchy is embedded in national policy, an extensive legislative framework has made it more and more challenging ...Read more
Author:Twala, BV; Sewell, BT; Jordaan, JDate:Jan 2010Immobilisation of enzymes is of considerable interest due to the advantages over soluble enzymes, including improved stability and recovery. Glucose Dehydrogenase (GDH) is an important biocatalytic enzyme due to is ability to recycle the ...Read more
Author:Muswema, Aubrey P; Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Oct 2016Municipalities face the challenge of how to manage their waste, in an environment where other priorities like water, housing and electricity are competing for funding from municipal budgets. Management should include avoidance or prevention ...Read more
Author:Nahman, Anton; Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Oct 2018The SASCOST model is a tool for comparing the costs and benefits of alternative options for implementing a Separation at Source (S@S) recycling programme. S@S is a crucial step in implementing the waste management hierarchy. The model can be ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Oct 2012This research report attempts to estimate the mass of recylables disposed of at municipal landfills in South Africa in 2011.Read more
Author:Nahman, Anton; Russo, Valentina; Stafford, William HLDate:Feb 2021The environmental impacts of plastic waste have received significant attention from both policy makers and the general public. A number of countries have banned certain single-use plastic products, including plastic carrier bags. However, ...Read more
Author:Godfrey, Linda K; Mean-Abela, CDate:2014Europe has the know-how, technology and legislative experience that could be of value to African countries as they build up their recycling structures, frameworks, and value-chains. Such a recycling partnership would promote a sector with a ...Read more
Author:Strydom, WF; Oelofse, Suzanna HH; John, J; Afrika, ME; Mvuma, GGDate:Feb 2012This document aims to cover good practices in each of the stages of waste management, from the point of collection through transport, storage, and treatment to final disposal.Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Aug 2010The long awaited National Environmental Waste Act, Act No 59 of 2008 (RSA, 2008) came into effect on 1 July 2009. Unlike many other South African laws, the Waste Act is intended to effect change in different places and at different levels ...Read more
Author:Strydom, WF; Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Oct 2010Unacceptable waste management practices are the root cause of many problems in South Africa. Failing waste management services impact negatively on environmental and human health. Communication and awareness creation often fail to change ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Strydom, WFDate:Oct 2010Picking at landfills is a reality at most landfills in South Africa. It is often the poorest community members that resolve to picking as a way of making a living, typically under conditions that are not conducive to their health or safety. ...Read more
Author:Paige-Green, PDate:Aug 2010The recycling of existing stabilized road pavement layers is becoming increasingly common as the South African road network ages and is being continually rehabilitated. In addition, large quantities of old concrete road, building rubble and ...Read more
Author:Van Reenen, Coralie ADate:Sep 2014The concept of green buildings is in response to the built environment's high negative environmental impact, including its contribution towards greenhouse gas emissions and the resultant climate change. At its core, the green building movement ...Read more
Author:Nurse, RH; Symindton, NC; Brooks, GR; Dev, LJDate:Jun 1976The National Programme for Environmental Sciences aims at identifying, evaluating and working towards solutions for environmental problems through cooperative studies drawing together interested scientists from various sectors. Apart from ...Read more