SAO PAULO, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta (META.O)
, opens new tab agreed to buy up to 3.9 million carbon offset credits from Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual’s forestry arm through 2038, the companies said on Wednesday in a statement. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/meta-closes-deal-buy-up-39-mln-carbon-credits-latin-america-2024-09-18/

In 80% of countries around the world, solid waste is disposed of into landfills and dump sites, notes France-based multinational group Suez’ Waste-to-Energy director Odile Oberti. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/dump-sites-need-to-be-converted-into-green-landfills-2024-09-17

Waste materials are actually raw materials with economic and other value. So highlighted Mota-Engil Environment (part of the Portugal-based multinational Mota-Engil group) chairperson and CEOhttps://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/waste-materials-are-actually-valuable-raw-materials-2024-09-16

Dump sites, which were totally open, and landfills, contributed to climate change, by generating significant amounts of methane, which is a greenhouse gas. So pointed out Suez Recycling and https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/closing-dump-sites-requires-working-with-the-local-communities-2024-09-16

CAPE AQUA is a water bottling company located on a farm in the Ceres Valley at the foot of the Hugo Mountain range, with a proud Cape heritage of 20 years. https://www.cbn.co.za/industry-news/packaging-industry/cape-aqua-favours-pet-due-to-infinite-recyclability-and-lightweight-which-helps-reduce-carbon-footprint/

everwave and STADLER Anlagenbau GmbH have jointly developed and built SortX, a mobile sorting container specifically designed to combat plastic pollution in rivers. https://waste-management-world.com/resource-use/stadler-and-everwave-join-forces-to-combat-plastic-pollution/

Methane gas emissions are a well-known contributor to climate change. In their white paper “The impact of management choices on landfill methane emissions” the International Solid Waste Association presents a comprehensive study on the reduction of these emissions from a waste management perspective. https://waste-management-world.com/resource-use/a-global-perspective-on-methane-emission-reductions-from-landfills/

South Africa has a robust framework to manage air quality, as well as regulations and standards that serve as a yardstick for measuring and monitoring harmful emissions. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/good-progress-in-air-quality-frameworks-but-implementation-needed-2024-09-02

While South Africa has made notable progress in reducing occupational injuries and diseases in the mining and industrial sectors, more needs to be done – including bolstering collaboration and leveraging digitalisation – to reach zero harm. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/digitalisation-can-help-bolster-safety-across-mines-and-factories-2024-08-30

Civil engineer Chris Nganga Kimaru has developed a manhole protector grid (MPG) solution that uses GSM and Sigfox-enabled Internet of Things sensors and gateways to continuously monitor sewage flow https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/engineer-invents-manhole-protector-grid-as-an-early-warning-system-to-prevent-sewage-spills-2024-08-21