Composting Facilities – Do I need to register?

In light of the risks associated with improper waste management practices, waste is governed by several pieces of legislation for the purpose of protecting human health, preventing pollution and ecological degradation as well as to...

Microplastics

Large amounts of plastic waste are dumped across the world and can even be found near remote mountains such as Mount Everest and in the deepest oceans. As a result, microplastics have become a global...

THE IMPORTANCE OF WETLANDS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The goal of sustainable development is to meet the needs of today of the current generation without compromising the needs of the future generation. In today’s world, development is an on-going factor that tends to...

The Relevance of Hydropedology Studies to the Water Use License Application (WULA) Process

The landscape within South Africa and globally is becoming increasingly urbanised and developed. The development of previously open space that served as areas from which flow to downstream watercourses originated has now been converted to...