Author:Nahman, AntonDate:2010Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is a policy concept aimed at extending producers’ responsibility for their products to the post-consumer stage of their products’ life cycle. One of the outcomes of an effective EPR programme is to move ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Aug 2010The long awaited National Environmental Waste Act, Act No 59 of 2008 (RSA, 2008) came into effect on 1 July 2009. Unlike many other South African laws, the Waste Act is intended to effect change in different places and at different levels ...Read more
Author:Oelofse, Suzanna HHDate:Oct 2011The backlog in waste service delivery in South Africa is a well known fact, and there is increased pressure on municipalities to provide waste collection services to all and introduce seperation of waste at source. To redress past imbalances ...Read more
Author:Wall, K; Bhagwan, J; Ive, ODate:Sep 2012South African research has found that operations and maintenance partnerships, using the basic principles of franchising, could address many challenges in the operation and maintenance of water services. Franchising provides appropriate ...Read more