For recyclers in South Africa, mountains of e-waste are seen as a source of economic opportunity. They say tackling the problem can help alleviate the country’s high unemployment rate.

Research by the DFFE estimates that between 60,000 and 90,000 informal waste pickers contribute significantly to South Africa’s recycling economy, salvaging up to 90% of post-consumer paper and ...

Burning sugarcane trash is common in South Africa. With support small-scale sugarcane farmers could turn this plant waste into bioenergy. Sugarcane trash can produce energy – what South Africa ...

In line with the 2025 World Environment Day theme - #BeatPlasticPollution - Polyco has announced a new initiative that will see the removal, transport, and recycling of waste from South Africa’s ...

Rural green energy production would not only reduce energy insecurity in South Africa, but also play a huge part in improving the environment. Sugarcane trash is damaging the environment. We studied ...

South Africa's ruling party, ... Workers are clearing heaps of trash lining the roads. ... a major liberation figure who spent time in prison on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela.

South Africa: Sugarcane Trash Can Produce Energy - What South Africa's Small Farmers Need to Make This Happen. 12 December 2024. The Conversation Africa (Johannesburg) ...

Sugarcane trash (the discarded leaves and tops of the plant) is a good example of plant waste that could be turned into energy. But it’s overlooked. South Africa is a major sugarcane producer ...