eWASA News – EPR Regulations Update

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|*   EPR Regulations Update On Wednesday, 1 June 2022 a meeting was held between DFFE and the EEE PROs. In summary, the following matters were discussed: The meeting got off to a rocky start due to the fact that there were Recyclers in the...

eWASA News – 27 May 22

    Recycling More Precious Metals using Prussian Blue A big problem with the disposal of nuclear and electronic wastes is that the process wastes precious metals such as gold and platinum-group metals, which are key metals in computer chips. Researchers...

eWASA News – 13 May 2022

  European Safety Agency says EVs are Not as Green as Promised New Green NCAP environmental ratings challenge electric vehicles’ CO2-reducing bona fides, and put ICEs not far behind them. Everyone — EV advocates and naysayers alike — should pay attention to the...

eWASA News – 6 May 2022

    WC Municipalities Slammed for Illegal Waste Sites Approximately eight Western Cape municipalities have come under fire for unsustainable waste management programmes aggravated by a lack of funding and suitable land. The Department’s Rudolf van...

eWASA News – 29 April 22

    BAN publishes full-year plastic waste export data In 2018, China implemented their “National Sword ” banning imports of plastic waste to protect their environment and develop their own domestic recycling capacity. Since exporting plastic...

eWASA News – 22 April 2022

    Get involved this Earth Day Earth Day is here, and EARTHDAY‍.ORG is bringing you all the information you need to participate and spread the word. See their map full of events and a toolkit with graphics and social media posts so you can reach out to your...