Environmental News

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]South Africa has a newly revised national waste management strategy that has ambitious goals and waste reduction targets; one being to divert more organic waste away from landfill. The strategy recognises that organic waste represents the largest single waste type volume in South Africa, and potentially a significant resource. This highlights the need to implement […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]     [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]We are now a proud member of the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa. Read more about them here: https://iwmsa.co.za/ [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Tuesday, 03 March 2020 is World Wildlife Day and we would like to highlight some of the benefits that effectively managing your food waste has towards protecting vulnerable wildlife and biodiversity. Minimises groundwater pollution. Food waste in landfill decomposes and mixes with the water that seeps through the landfill layers. This mixture of water

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]BiobiN South Africa is now a proud member of the Organics Recycling Association of South Africa. An industry body representing the organic waste recycling industry. Our mission is to promote and expand the organics recycling market, support our members and champion the recycling of all organics through different mechanisms in South Africa. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] An introduction to a zero-waste lifestyle As environmental activist, David Suzuki once stated, ‘In nature, there is no such thing as waste. In nature nothing is wasted; everything is recycled’. How do we humans follow suit? Let us look at four helpful tips Conduct your own home waste audit: start by looking at what