Our Waste
Predicament

108 MILLION TONNES OF WASTE GENERATED IN SOUTH AFRICA ANNUALLY

Of the 67,000,000 tonnes of hazardous waste Mostly made up of ash from Eskom's coal-fired power plants Only Only 6% Is Recycled.

108 MILLION TONNES OF WASTE GENERATED IN SOUTH AFRICA ANNUALLY

Gauteng

48.6 Million tonnes/annum
45% Waste generated in total

Cape Town

21.6 Million tonnes/annum
20% Waste generated in total

Mpumalanga

10.8 Million tonnes/annum
10% Waste generated in total

Kwazulu-Natal

9.72 Million tonnes/annum
9% Waste generated in total

Eastern Cape

4.32 Million tonnes/annum
4% Waste generated in total

Northern Cape

3.24 Mllion tonnes/annum
3% Waste generated in total

Limpopo

3.24 Million tonnes/annum
3% Waste generated in total

Free State

3.24 Million tonnes/annum
3% Waste generated in total

North West

1.08 Million tonnes/annum
1% Waste generated in total

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