In 2015, the African Union declared that cities would be recycling at least 50% of the waste they generate. It is apparent that there is more to do to meet what the UNEP report termed "an ambitious aspiration" as member states pledged their commitment over a decade ago. Waste collection...
ENABLING RECYCLING THROUGH SOURCE SEPARATION OF WASTE
The continuous generation of waste and litter such as plastics, nylon, electronics and Styrofoam have become a huge environmental problem in our cities. Overflowing landfills, surface and groundwater pollution, land degradation and loss of biodiversity are some of the environmental consequences of mismanaged waste in our society. Recent studies clearly...
ENVIRONMENTAL ODOUR POLLUTION – A PUBLIC CONCERN
For people living in proximity to facilities like landfills, wastewater plants, transfer stations, food waste dumps, sewer systems, stormwater ponds, canals, livestock farms, etc., offensive odours are a main disturbance. Even if there is no evidence of sanitary or toxic risk this smells pose, people still feel unsafe because it...