January 2026

The release of the Draft National Waste Management Strategy (NWMS) 2026 signals a definitive end to the era of “business as usual” for organic waste management in South Africa. For years, organic waste has been treated as a landfill problem. Under the 2026 Strategy, it is officially a “prioritised waste stream.” So, what does this

With a new National Waste Management Strategy, a landfill ban one year away, new sustainability reporting standards and consumer pressure, 2026 is likely to be the year where organic waste becomes a more urgent operational issue for many organisations. If your organisation generates food waste regularly, it’s possible that you are already seeing the early