value-add to organic residues

News release: Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality’s beneficiation of bio-solids project wins inaugural Green Economy Change Champions Competition
Oct 5, 2021 News, GreenCape, South Africa, greentech, green economy, value-add to organic residues, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, innovation

October 2021 – The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality has won the inaugural Green Economy Change Champions Competition for its project that adds value to bio-solids produced at waste water… Read more

GreenCape, in partnership with the City of Cape Town's Department of Enterprise and Investment has published an industry brief titled: Circular economy solutions for primary, waste activated and digested wastewater sludge.… Read more

City of Cape Town’s wastewater sludge quality and quantity
Oct 5, 2020 News, Document, waste, water, GreenCape, South Africa, Cape Town, greentech, green economy, waste sector desk, water sector desk, value-add to organic residues

GreenCape is undertaking a project, funded by the City of Cape Town, to identify potential landfill diversion of primary sludge and beneficiation solutions to the management of the City’s dewatered… Read more

Waste to Wing Incubator: Call for applications
Jun 18, 2019 News, general, waste, organic, biowaste, biofuels, green economy, organic waste, waste sector desk, Bioeconomy, Bioenergy, value-add to organic residues

Due to an overwhelming response, the closing date of the Waste to Wing Incubator application has been extended to Friday, 5th July 2019. Read more

Industry brief: Using groundwater: Options for managing brine.
Apr 15, 2019 News, Library, water, green economy, Industry Brief, water sector desk, water for sustainable economic development, value-add to organic residues

Due to the recent drought in the Western Cape, many companies in Cape Town have turned to groundwater exploration to ensure security of water supply. Read more

City of Cape Town partners with Reliance to divert 20 million cubic metres of organic waste from landfills
Jan 23, 2018 News, waste, organic, carbon, Cape Town, organic waste, value-add to organic residues

Reliance, the leading certified organic compost provider in the Western Cape, and the City of Cape Town (CoCT) have reached a major milestone. Read more

In response to business interest and requests for information, GreenCape has developed a report on the business case for biogas from solid wastes in the Western Cape. Read more

City of Cape Town embarks on phase three of home compositing programme
Nov 7, 2017 News, waste, Cape Town, organic waste, value-add to organic residues

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has begun phase three of their innovative Home Composting Programme, providing free home composting containers to encourage residents to start composting at home. Read more

Investment opportunities in livestock wastes
Sep 14, 2017 Library, value-add to organic residues

GreenCape, with assistance from the Western Cape Department of Agriculture, has developed interactive maps indicating the location and abattoir throughput for red meat, poultry and ostriches in the Western Cape. Read more

Dutch expert on biobased value addition to visit Western Cape
Apr 20, 2017 waste, organic, GreenCape, presentation, biogas, biowaste, biofuels, agriculture, green economy, alternative waste, Bioeconomy, Bioenergy, value-add to organic residues, international, News, event

Kees Kwant, a Senior Expert on Bioenergy and Biobased Economy at the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO. nl). Read more