The alarm about the “critical state” of solid waste accumulation in Africa was sounded at Africa’s Green Economy Summit on Thursday in Cape Town. She added that more than 70% of solid waste is not collected but directly dumped into the environment, with no recycling. Waste management to rethink South Africa’s employment opportunities“This is affecting health, it causes flooding in certain areas, choking the potential that cities have to grow, develop and be competitive in today’s world. “The good thing is that the solid waste management generates a lot of interest, innovation and a lot of passion,” said Marulanda. Solid waste management practices in Africa need to changeNon-landfill activities and climate funding for solid waste managementDave Morrey, Inland General Manager of EnviroServ agreed that 20 years ago, all waste that was collected and removed ended up in landfills.
