organic

United Nations Industrial Development Organisation requests proposals for the development of Waste-to-Energy projects
23/01/2018 News, organic, opportunity, biogas, biofuels, green economy, organic waste, Bioeconomy

The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), in collaboration with the Government of South Africa through the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and private sector partners, is implementing a Global... Read more

City of Cape Town partners with Reliance to divert 20 million cubic metres of organic waste from landfills
23/01/2018 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

Vertical Farming in Africa to Boost Growth at September Urban Agri Summit
01/08/2017 News, event, organic, agriculture, sustainable agriculture

International experts, regional authorities, investors and stakeholders from the agriculture sector will gather on September 7th & 8th in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the inaugural Urban Agri Summit 2017. The two-day... Read more

Dutch expert on biobased value addition to visit Western Cape
20/04/2017 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

GreenCape event on 23 August: Bankability of organic waste treatment
18/08/2016 event, organic, GreenCape, organic waste

GreenCape will be hosting a cocktail & networking event on organic waste treatment and the criteria that makes project bankable.

National Organics Waste Composting Strategy (NOWCS)
10/01/2014 waste, organic, DEA, News, Library, Report

The full documents of the NOWCS are posted on the website. Please note that the comment period for the Draft NOWCS and Guideline document on composting ends on Tuesday 5 March 2013.