2025 / 08 / 26
Customers impressed? That’s just a typical day at Haztech.
2025 / 08 / 13
Road traffic collisions remain one of the world’s most pressing safety concerns. Research shows that 70–90% of all collisions are linked to human factors, and for people aged 5 to 29, a road traffic collision is the most likely cause of death.
2025 / 05 / 26
As global economies grow, so too does the volume and complexity of waste. At EnviroServ, a SUEZ company, we believe that engineering is not just a support function in waste management — it’s the foundation of environmental protection, compliance, and long-term sustainability.
2025 / 05 / 13
Driving progress in waste management:
As South Africa’s leading waste management company, EnviroServ continues to invest in innovation to improve service delivery and reduce environmental impact. Our latest development — the expansion of our specialised vehicle fleet — marks a significant step in advancing both our operational capacity and ecological responsibility.
2025 / 04 / 25
Waste management is a complex issue in the sub-Saharan African (SSA) mining industry. As a subsidiary of water and waste management expert SUEZ, environmental company EnviroServ is geared to effectively tackle this challenging task.
2025 / 04 / 10
In the petrochemical industry, effective waste management is essential for maintaining regulatory compliance, environmental sustainability, and operational efficiency.
2025 / 03 / 28
EnviroServ Uganda continues to lead the charge in environmental sustainability with the unveiling of its state-of-the-art Effluent and Leachate Treatment Plant.
2025 / 03 / 27
South Africa is facing a pressing need for innovative solutions to address the country's growing environmental challenges, including persistent load shedding, water supply shortages, sanitation issues, and waste management crises.
2025 / 02 / 27
Ryan van Heerden, EnviroServ’s Senior General Manager: Commercial Inland, discusses the complexities of modern-day waste management and the multifaceted, customised solutions being implemented to help industries meet legislative requirements, sustainability targets, and reduce waste to landfill volumes.
2025 / 02 / 24
As the leading provider of waste management solutions, EnviroServ, a SUEZ company, remains committed to helping businesses that generate waste and prioritise environmental protection.
2025 / 02 / 07
EnviroServ is a leading sub-Saharan company with over 45 years of experience in providing environmental peace of mind to its customers across various industries. The company has a legacy of offering innovative, cost-effective, sustainable, and compliant waste management solutions across a range of sectors, including mining, manufacturing, construction, and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), to name a few.
2025 / 01 / 28
With over 45 years of experience in managing hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams, EnviroServ remains a leader in mitigating environmental risks and ensuring a sustainable future. With a legacy of positive impact, EnviroServ is dedicated to sustainable practices and ensuring the planet’s safety for future generations. The company’s strong focus on safety, health, environmental quality (SHEQ), and environmental stewardship underscores its dedication to protecting the planet, its people, and the communities it serves.
2025 / 01 / 21
At EnviroServ, we are always looking for ways to drive forward sustainable waste management practices, and our recent engagement with the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) is a prime example of this commitment.
2025 / 01 / 07
In today’s fast-paced FMCG and retail sectors, sustainability is no longer a “nice-to-have” — it’s a business imperative. For decades, EnviroServ has been at the forefront of environmental stewardship in sub-Saharan Africa, offering practical, future-focused waste solutions that support customers in reducing their environmental impact. Among these customers is Woolworths, a retail leader known for its unwavering commitment to sustainable business practices.
2025 / 01 / 07
Across industries, challenges are mounting—from economic uncertainty to evolving environmental regulations and pressure to decarbonise. Nowhere is this more evident than in the petrochemical sector, which faces tightening margins, rising operating costs and growing environmental scrutiny. At EnviroServ, we understand that navigating these challenges requires more than just technical competence—it demands a trusted partner who places the customer’s needs at the centre of every solution.
2024 / 10 / 28
In an impressive display of commitment to sustainability and environmental well-being, the EnviroServ team completed 1,088.5 hours of community service in 2024, marking a remarkable 43.4% increase from 759 hours in 2023.
2024 / 09 / 16
EnviroServ CEO Dean Thompson will head a delegation of the company’s experts at the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) conference in Cape Town, running from 15 to 18 September.
2024 / 08 / 27
The Electricity Regulation Amendment Act signed into law in August is predicted to lead to a rapid growth of renewable energy sources – and an increase in solar waste which has the potential to damage the environment if not correctly disposed of.
2024 / 08 / 14
EnviroServ is proud to be a platinum sponsor, with four of our experts presenting.
2024 / 08 / 07
With a renewed drive for sustainable development and creating shared value for customers, EnviroServ, a leader in waste and wastewater management, is working towards achieving milestones across three key areas.
2024 / 07 / 26
Moving Africa from waste to wealth with solutions for a sustainable future is one of the goals of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) World Congress Conference in Cape Town, South Africa from 15 to 18 September 2024.
2024 / 05 / 09
South Africa is a leader in the global mining industry, and produces a number of dangerous waste by-products which mining operators must ensure are safely and responsibly disposed of.
2024 / 05 / 09
In today’s business environment, companies cannot succeed without embedding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices into their businesses. Part of this roadmap towards sustainability must include effective waste management.
2024 / 05 / 02
EnviroServ is excited to reveal that the first phase of our SUEZ brand endorsement has begun.
2024 / 04 / 25
At the heart of EnviroServ’s operations is a commitment to sustainability, grounded in the principle that resources are finite and should be utilised prudently with an eye on long-term impacts. The company's sustainable practices are designed to foster ecological, human, and economic health.
2024 / 04 / 22
A newly-imported demo waste compactor model, designed especially for developing countries by German equipment manufacturer BOMAG, is being trialled in South African conditions by EnviroServ Waste Management.
2024 / 03 / 26
A newly-imported demo waste compactor model, designed especially for developing countries by German equipment manufacturer BOMAG, is being trialled in South African conditions by EnviroServ Waste Management.
2023 / 12 / 07
It is time to take stock of the past 12 months, ahead of a pause and reset for the start of a new year.
2023 / 11 / 14
EnviroServ is a proud signatory of the Chemical and Allied Industries Association’s (CAIA) Responsible Care programme, the industry’s voluntary programme that helps raise standards and grow public trust in the chemicals handling sector.
2023 / 10 / 02
As the leading waste management company in South Africa, EnviroServ assists many companies in completing their annual maintenance shutdown projects on time and on budget.
2023 / 09 / 28
Bioremediation of soil is an alternative to landfill option and one that is most effective in larger volumes due to the equipment and time required to achieve the desired result.
2023 / 09 / 21
As the leading waste management company in South Africa, EnviroServ assists many companies in completing their annual maintenance shutdown projects on time and on budget.
2023 / 08 / 31
During August, which is Woman's Month in South Africa, we celebrated all of the ladies within EnviroServ who work tirelessly to help us Raise the Waste Game. In this month’s newsletter we asked a few of our female colleagues some questions about women in business and who their favourite female leaders are. Get to know them a little more closely with these profiles:
2023 / 08 / 03
While the number of people around the world living in poverty who do not have access to basic food rises each year, so too does the amount of food which goes to waste.
2023 / 07 / 31
EnviroServ helps customers reduce plastic waste to landfill.
July may be the month where there is a focus on reducing plastic waste at home and at work, but EnviroServ helps our customers wage war on plastic daily.
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2023 / 07 / 10
Common risks at landfill facilities worldwide include fires and interaction between people and machinery. EnviroServ has an excellent health and safety record and is always looking to better this, says Greg Alborough, EnviroServ’s Group Risk Manager.
2023 / 06 / 26
The world generates almost four million tonnes of waste a day – ten times more than we did 100 years ago. Future generations will be affected by the choices we make today.
2023 / 06 / 20
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa’s central branch committee held site visits to Mpact’s Springs Mill and EnviroServ’s Holfontein Waste Management Facility on Wednesday, 14 June 2023. This was in an effort to have players within the waste industry share knowledge and expertise.
2023 / 06 / 08
South Africa is the continent’s leading mining producer, extracting and processing of mineral resources including coal, chrome, iron ore and diamonds.
2023 / 06 / 08
While solar panels are a convenient way to generate renewable energy, they contain hazardous chemicals which mean they cannot be disposed of with regular household waste when they reach their end of life.
2023 / 05 / 30
Management of pesticide waste is a global problem, and disposal of these substances, used to kill, repel, or control forms of plant or animal life considered to be pests, is legislated.
2023 / 05 / 03
Compost, sometimes called ‘black gold’, consists of decomposed organic matter that enhances the soil with nutrients and microbes. International Compost Awareness Week, held annually during the first week of May, is marked to remind people, businesses, municipalities and organisations about the importance of organics recycling and compost use.
2023 / 04 / 22
The United Nations has proclaimed 22 April as International Mother Earth Day – a pertinent reminder that the Earth and its ecosystems provide its inhabitants with life and sustenance.
2023 / 02 / 02
More than 35% of natural wetlands have been lost in the past 50 years – this is three times faster than forests. Today is World Wetlands Day, when our choices, voices and actions are called upon annually in a bid to trigger a restoration trend.
2022 / 12 / 13
Dear Customers,
What a year! Certainly, a successful and productive one for EnviroServ, culminating in our acquisition by our new shareholders SUEZ, Royal Bafokeng Holdings and African Infrastructure Investment Managers.
2022 / 11 / 18
EnviroServ put on a strong show at this year’s WasteCon, an essential event on the Institute of Waste Management of South Africa’s calendar.
2022 / 10 / 06
Cape Town, 5 October 2022. On 30th September 2022, SUEZ together with Royal Bafokeng Holdings (RBH) and African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) completed the acquisition of EnviroServ Proprietary Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries (“EnviroServ”) after having received the approval of the local antitrust authorities, in accordance with the terms announced on 9th June 2022.
2022 / 10 / 06
EnviroServ was founded by entrepreneurs who saw a gap in the market. More than 40 years later, we service government and the private sector in all nine provinces of South Africa and operate on the continent.
2022 / 06 / 08
Motivating and educating staff at EnviroServ sales conference .
2022 / 01 / 21
Dean Thompson CEO of EnviroServ Waste Management featured in the EngineeringNews.co.za
2021 / 12 / 10
Dear valued customers, we have finally reached the time for a collective pause, rest and reset.
2021 / 11 / 11
EnviroServ can provide support with remediation projects that include removal of contaminated soil as a waste and transport of this material to a compliant landfill site where any required treatment is applied prior to disposal.
2021 / 09 / 13
When it comes to keeping businesses compliant in the wake of unforeseen incidents, anything from chemical spills and pollution related incidents to minor industrial spills, calamities such as industrial fires, and breaches of storage vessels and dams, EnviroServ has the expertise to assist.
2021 / 08 / 11
From large factories to small workshops, industrial vacuuming can be an essential requirement.
2021 / 07 / 13
The negative human health effects of asbestos exposure are well documented, causing cancer and other diseases including mesothelioma and asbestosis.
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2021 / 07 / 08
Whether you need a sump de-sludged or a permanent on-site industrial cleaning service, this specialised business unit of EnviroServ provides industrial cleaning services to both large and small clients.
2021 / 05 / 17
EnviroServ Waste Management operates 13 hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment and disposal facilities in South Africa and Africa.
2021 / 05 / 07
EnviroServ’s accredited state of laboratory was established in the early 1990s, the first waste analytical laboratory in South Africa to receive SANAS accreditation, offering expert advice to our customers about testing and handling their hazardous waste materials, and assisting in the analysis and classification of waste.
2021 / 04 / 13
Spills occur in many industries which EnviroServ Waste Management services. When dealing with hazardous materials spills, the containment phase is a critical part of incident management, as the threat to life and property are high.
2021 / 03 / 22
World Water Day is celebrated on 22 March to focus on the importance of freshwater, and this year the theme is “valuing water”.
2020 / 12 / 18
After a year of unprecedented times, the festive season is finally upon us. EnviroServ operations, excluding critical operations, will be closed from Thursday 24 December 2020 to Friday 1 January 2021.
2020 / 10 / 02
On September 19, the world marked an annual global social action programme aimed at combating the global solid waste problem, including that of marine debris.
2020 / 08 / 04
The Institute of Waste Management of Southern
Africa has launched its Central Branch Waste
Management Awards and they are looking for
clean, green organisations who take pride in
going the extra mile for the environment.
2020 / 07 / 20
New legislation developed in recent years to further minimise the impacts associated with the disposal of waste to landfill got the waste management experts at EnviroServ to put their thinking caps on.
2020 / 05 / 28
With more businesses back in operation under Level 4 of the government’s Risk Adjusted Strategy for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
2020 / 04 / 30
As we heard from President Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African Cabinet has declared a
national state of disaster and put drastic measures in place to arrest the scale and speed at which coronavirus (COVID-19) is growing, to protect people from infections and minimise the potential impact on society and business.
2019 / 10 / 01
We started out in 1979 as a small door-to-door waste company called Wade Refuse,
with just 20 employees. It might have been a small company, but it was one with big
ideas, and even bigger goals.
2019 / 09 / 01
As of August 23, the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries has placed a ban on liquid waste, as well as hazardous waste with a calorific value of more than 20 MJ/kg, from landfill disposal.
2019 / 06 / 01
With increasing numbers of our clients looking for zero to waste landfill alternatives, one of our innovative teams has developed a bio-remediation ‘soil hospital’ technology.
2019 / 04 / 01
EnviroServ composting facility assists with zero waste to landfill goals.
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