The demand for advanced technology, coupled with the reduced product lifespan,
and the recent work / schooling from home triggered by COVID-19 has contributed to
the increase in the consumption of electronic products. ...
E-waste entails electronic equipment and or part thereof, which is or considered obsolete resulting in it being discarded with no intention for reuse. The advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has seen a rapid ...
Based on literature review, statistics of waste management at ports in South Africa is hard to come by. The research critically assessed the current waste management practices at Transnet National Ports Authority. Transnet ...
Most research in green IT tend to focus on the practices of large IT vendors and companies. There is therefore a need to examine the beliefs and actual behaviour of IT users about green IT, as it significantly impact of ...
South Africa has experienced rapid urbanisation, population growth, and economic growth since 1994 and as a result, solid waste is being produced on an ever-larger scale, despite significant environmental, social and ...
This qualitative case study focuses on identifying factors that could either enable or constrain sustainable food waste management as a form of environmental education (EE) in the participating schools. The study was ...
To date, solid waste managers are still dwarfed by the growing challenge of delivering municipal solid waste management service to the public. This is because of the growing rate of waste generation resulting from urbanisation, ...
To date, solid waste managers are still dwarfed by the growing challenge of delivering
municipal solid waste management service to the public. This is because of the growing
rate of waste generation resulting from ...
An evaluation of electronic waste (e-waste) management in Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality was undertaken in this study. The aim of the study was to evaluate the electronic waste management practices such as generation, ...
Waste management is a global concern and landfill sites are facing a crisis of handling capacity. This is worsened by the fact that many consider landfilling as an environmentally responsible and cost-effective solution ...
Plastic bag waste is a major environmental concern faced by countries across the
economic development spectrum. In response, nations have adopted varied
management practices to lessen the detrimental effects of plastic ...
This research aimed to investigate an area of research that has largely been overlooked in the past, that is, the efficiency, profitability and sustainability of informal waste recycling in semi-urban areas. In exploring ...
E-waste is a world-wide, interregional, and domestic problem. E-waste management is a challenging task not only due to its speedily increasing volume but more outstandingly because of its hazardous nature. This study ...
The research work critically analyzed the factors responsible for imprudent waste tyre management in South Africa. As an approach to determine the complexity of the problem, questionnaires were sent to one hundred and ...