Reflecting on 2018: Part 1
Rebecca Plumbley As we reach the end of 2018, we look back on ten significant projects and events that happened this year. 1. World Resources Institute: Ross Prize Top 5 On the 12th of December, it was announced that...
Exciting Infrastructure Project for Waste Pickers- Under Construction
Rebecca Plumbley Informal recycling is a well-established activity in Durban. Recycling paper and cardboard is an important element in the domestic paper-making industry, as well as being vital to the government’s green economy strategy. Waste pickers salvage cardboard in...
Global Waste Pickers’ Day: The Plea to Formal Businesses & Government for Support
Written by Tasmi Quazi, Photographs by Tasmi Quazi, Andile Ndlovu & Ntombizandile Krakra What was an ordinary start of the month for most, was a jubilant one for a group of inner-city recyclers of Durban, South Africa. To honour...
AfriSam-South African Institute of Architects (SAIA) Sustainable Architecture Awards
By Tasmi Quazi At the 2012 AfriSam-SAIA awards ceremony for Sustainable Architecture held in Johannesburg on the 3rd of October, Asiye eTafuleni’s (AeT) Inner-city Cardboard Recycling Project was commended for contributing to sustainable architecture in South Africa. Being recognised...