Author:Godfrey, Linda K; Scott, DDate:Sep 2010Piloting of the South African Waste Information System (SAWIS) provided an opportunity to research, whether the collection of data for a national waste information system could, through a process of learning, change the way that waste is ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HH; Graasbøll, S; Norby, E; Sehaswana, DDate:Oct 2012The Waste Act, 2008, places a responsibility on the Minister of Environmental Affairs to establish a National Waste Information System. It is the intention of the South African Waste Information System (SAWIS), to provide a national baseline ...Read more
Author:Fisher, D; Sik, R; Godfrey, Linda KDate:Sep 2006Verifiable data on the quantities of waste generated and disposed of in South Africa is important for informed planning and decision-making by all three spheres of government. However, pilot projects conducted by the Department of Environmental ...Read more
Author:Godfrey, Linda K; Scott, DDate:Oct 2010One of the main reasons given for the current state of waste management in South Africa includes human resource capacity constraints, in particular the difficulty in recruiting suitably qualified or skilled people, and the high turnover of ...Read more