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Extended producer responsibility for packaging waste in South Africa: Current approaches and lessons learned

Author: Nahman, Anton Date: 2010 Extended 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
Nanotechnology risk assessment from a waste management perspective: Are the current tools adequate?

Author: Musee, N Date: Aug 2011 The burgeoning nanotechnology industry is rapidly generating new forms of waste streams generically referred herein as nanowastes. However, little is known about the fate and behavior of these waste streams and their impacts thereof in different ... Read more
Pricing landfill externalities: emissions and disamenity costs in Cape Town, South Africa

Author: Nahman, Anton Date: Oct 2011 This study attempts to estimate the external costs of landfilling in the City of Cape Town, using the benefits transfer method (for emissions) and the hedonic pricing method (for disamenities). The results show that external costs are ... Read more
Recent advances in recycling technologies for waste textile fabrics: A review

Author: Baloyi, R ; Gbadeyan, OJ ; Sithole, B ; Chunilall, Viren Date: Nov 2023 The fast fashion trends in the textile industry have resulted in high consumption of fiber with concomitant generation of waste. Awareness of environmental pollution resulting from textile production and disposal has increased significantly. ... Read more
Understanding the National Domestic Waste Collection Standards

Author: Oelofse, Suzanna HH Date: May 2011 The Department of Environmental Affairs with the assistance of the CSIR, developed the National Domestic Waste Collection Standards, which contain a range of service standards appropriate to different contexts. The standards, which came into ... Read more
Unlocking franchising to improve water services: a pilot

Author: Wall, K ; Bhagwan, J ; Ive, O Date: Sep 2012 South African research has found that operations and maintenance partnerships, using the basic principles of franchising, could address many challenges in the operation and maintenance of water services. Franchising provides appropriate ... Read more
Unlocking the resource potential of organic waste: a South African perspective

Author: Greben, HA ; Oelofse, Suzanna HH Date: Oct 2009 In many countries, especially on the Asian continent, waste is considered a valuable renewable energy resource. At present 40% of waste generated in South Africa comprises organic material which, when digested supplies biogas. The biogas ... Read more
Waste plastic, the challenge facing developing countries—Ban it, change it, collect it?

Author: Godfrey, Linda K Date: Jan 2019 With changing consumption patterns, growing populations and increased urbanisation, developing countries face significant challenges with regards to waste management. Waste plastic is a particularly problematic one, with single-use plastic ... Read more

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