State-owned power utility Eskom has showcased how it incorporates recycled legacy coal ash into road construction at its Kusile power station, in Mpumalanga.https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/eskom-showcases-recycled-coal-ash-road-construction-initiative-at-kusile-2024-09-26

Nonprofit organisation the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (Redisa) has approached the Pretoria High Court to review and set aside government’s Industry Waste Tyre Management Plan (IWTMP). https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/redisa-initiates-court-action-over-waste-tyre-management-plan-2024-09-25

SAO PAULO, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta (META.O)
, opens new tab agreed to buy up to 3.9 million carbon offset credits from Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual’s forestry arm through 2038, the companies said on Wednesday in a statement. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/meta-closes-deal-buy-up-39-mln-carbon-credits-latin-america-2024-09-18/

In 80% of countries around the world, solid waste is disposed of into landfills and dump sites, notes France-based multinational group Suez’ Waste-to-Energy director Odile Oberti. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/dump-sites-need-to-be-converted-into-green-landfills-2024-09-17

Waste materials are actually raw materials with economic and other value. So highlighted Mota-Engil Environment (part of the Portugal-based multinational Mota-Engil group) chairperson and CEOhttps://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/waste-materials-are-actually-valuable-raw-materials-2024-09-16

Dump sites, which were totally open, and landfills, contributed to climate change, by generating significant amounts of methane, which is a greenhouse gas. So pointed out Suez Recycling and https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/closing-dump-sites-requires-working-with-the-local-communities-2024-09-16

CAPE AQUA is a water bottling company located on a farm in the Ceres Valley at the foot of the Hugo Mountain range, with a proud Cape heritage of 20 years. https://www.cbn.co.za/industry-news/packaging-industry/cape-aqua-favours-pet-due-to-infinite-recyclability-and-lightweight-which-helps-reduce-carbon-footprint/

everwave and STADLER Anlagenbau GmbH have jointly developed and built SortX, a mobile sorting container specifically designed to combat plastic pollution in rivers. https://waste-management-world.com/resource-use/stadler-and-everwave-join-forces-to-combat-plastic-pollution/

Methane gas emissions are a well-known contributor to climate change. In their white paper “The impact of management choices on landfill methane emissions” the International Solid Waste Association presents a comprehensive study on the reduction of these emissions from a waste management perspective. https://waste-management-world.com/resource-use/a-global-perspective-on-methane-emission-reductions-from-landfills/

South Africa has a robust framework to manage air quality, as well as regulations and standards that serve as a yardstick for measuring and monitoring harmful emissions. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/good-progress-in-air-quality-frameworks-but-implementation-needed-2024-09-02