Environmental Management & Control
‘Hygienic design’ ball bearing units
WITH companies striving to perfect a proactive approach to food safety, SKF is launching the new Food Line ball bearing units – Blue Range, which extend a hygienic-design...
Casino lends a hand to coastline clean-up project
A team of 30 employees from Sibaya Casino & Entertainment Kingdom joined environmental activist, Stefan Graunke in cleaning-up La Lucia Beach recently. This was one of at...
Tax on single-use plastics not the answer
PLASTICS SA notes the commitment in the Budget Review to reform existing environmental taxes. We believe this is an opportunity to assess which of these taxes are achieving...
How to cash in on ash
WITH a little innovation and a sound business plan any South African stands to make a fortune out of the millions of tons of coal ash produced by our generators annually. With...
Local remanufacture of gas engine components saves time, money
AS South Africa looks to make greater use of natural gas – and even landfill gas – in the generation of electricity, the good news is that the country has world class engine...
KZN water-wise project scoops top CSI Award
AN innovative partnership between a JSE-listed chemicals group and rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal, focusing on keeping a river clean and free of alien vegetation, has been...
EIAs: how to avoid risky delays
WHILE the timeframes for business and industry to complete environmental impact assessment (EIA) processes may sound generous to some, in reality they are very tight – and...
Opportunity and threat in Africa’s growing waste sector
SOUTH Africa faces both an opportunity and threat from the looming deluge of waste that will be generated on the continent. If recent projections prove to be correct, Africa’s...
Collective accountability needed to address waste reform
INITIATIVES such as Clean-up and Recycle SA Week are a great measure to raise awareness on the waste to landfill versus recycling conundrum faced in the country. However, the...
SAB KickStart KwaZulu-Natal finalists
SAB KickStart, one of the country’s longest-running and most successful youth development programmes recently announced it top 21 finalists. Five of these young entrepreneurs...
Business Chamber task team encourages a water wise approach
AS the voice of Nelson Mandela Bay Business, we recognise the need to create an enabling environment for our current investors, while attracting new investors. Whilst lobbying...
SA hits 2020 paper recycling target 3 years early
THE Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (PRASA) chose World Environment Day yesterday, 5 June 2018, to announce the paper recycling rates for 2017. Last year the paper...
