Water is essential to all life on earth, and in solidarity with the focus on World Water this past month, the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) applauds our municipalities for their continued monitoring of, and attention to, the quality of our drinking water. South Africa has the distinction of being one of [...]

Just over one kilogram of health care waste is generated per person in hospitals daily; how is the country managing to cope with this? This is just one of the many challenges that the health care industry is being faced with. Today at the launch of the Health Care Waste Forum Summit all industry stakeholders [...]

The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA)’s main objective for 2013 is to unstintingly strive towards a cleaner and healthier environment by increasing their focus on education and training in the waste management field.     Deidre Nxumalo-Freeman, President of the IWMSA says “The IWMSA believes firmly that continuous education in the arena of waste [...]

  Celebrating any holiday occasion in feasting and general overindulgence seems to be the natural order for us as humans, and is probably the single most unifying similarity amongst all our many and varied differences.  This festive season, The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) urges all South Africans to reduce excessive food [...]

  Whilst there is a constant stream of communication as well as the raising of awareness around the issues of Recycling, Organic Waste and e-Waste, very little attention has been focused on the disposal of what is potentially hazardous waste: something that is generated daily by most households.  The Institute of Waste Management of Southern [...]

                                         Industries across KwaZulu-Natal again had an opportunity to flex and show off their green muscles at this year’s Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) and Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (DAEA) prestigious Waste Management Awards. This year Engen Refinery (Chemical Industry Award), Tongaat Hulett Sugar (THS) Refinery (General Manufacturing Awards) and [...]

It is imperative to correctly dispose of the ever increasing mound of e-Waste which is generated by our fast-moving technological society. The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) and the locally established e-waste handlers and recyclers e-Waste Alliance (eWA), “re-“ and DESCO are going all-out this year to launch the first ever co-ordinated [...]

Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) walked away with the highest accolade in the waste industry last night, adding to their green credentials when they received first place in the large organisations category in the Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT) and Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA)’s Top Green Organisation Awards [...]

East London – WasteCon2012, Southern Africa’s largest and most comprehensive waste management conference has successfully opened at the East London International Convention Centre this morning to a just over 500 delegates and 100 exhibitors. It is hoped that ideas, knowledge and expertise will be shared during the next three days on all levels of society [...]

Waste industry experts across the country and internationally, will be descending on the East London International Convention Centre from 09 – 12 October 2012 to discuss pertinent waste management issues at this year’s WasteCon2012, South Africa’s largest waste management conference. One of the many hot topics to be tackled by the Institute of Waste Management [...]