Legislation on paper is one thing, but how is the average South African small business owner or manager responding?

One of the worst planning decisions by local authorities around the world is the siting of chemical and highly polluting industries on or near water resources, presenting high risks to the environment and humans residing downstream.

“If you want to put solar up, you need big solar fields, if you want to use wind, you need big wind fields. But what you do have (right now)? You have waste.”

Regional consultation for the Africa region in preparation for the fourth session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee on mercury, 8-10 May 2012, Pretoria, South Africa.

“Close the Loop has come up with a technology that is still the best around for treating cartridges and ink bottles, so nothing goes to landfill,” says Anderson. One example is Close the Loop's eWood product, a wood substitute comprised of plastics generated from recycled printer consumables. It can be used in everything from cat scratching poles to outdoor furniture.

Combating illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes is one specific area that countries have identified where closer cooperation and coordination among relevant sectors, ministries and programmes at the national level is recommended