Browsing Conference Publications by Author "Nahman, Anton"

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Are developing countries ready for first world waste policy instruments?

Author: Godfrey, Linda K ; Nahman, Anton Date: Oct 2007 The findings of on-going research conducted within South Africa on waste policy instruments shows that while typical command-and-control instruments lack effective monitoring and enforcement, alternative policy instruments such as economic ... Read more
Costs of food waste along the value chain: Evidence from South Africa: Presentation

Author: Nahman, Anton ; De Lange, Willem J Date: Sep 2013 We estimate the costs of food waste throughout the entire food value chain, from agricultural production through to consumption at the household level, in economic terms. First, food waste at each stage of the value chain was quantified in ... Read more
External costs of sand mining in rivers: evidence from South Africa.

Author: De Lange, Willem J ; Nahman, Anton ; Theron, A Date: May 2009 The valuation of estuarine goods and services serves to highlight the degree to which estuaries contribute to human well-being and to show that the social cost of activities which contribute to estuary degradation could be greater than the ... Read more
Food packaging in South Africa: reducing, re-using and recycling.

Author: Nahman, Anton Date: 2009 Food packaging is essential for maintaining food quality, freshness and integrity. It also allows for convenient transport, storage and sale in discrete quantities. Finally, it can be used as a means of product differentiation, marketing and ... Read more
Implementing the waste management hierarchy: Applying the SASCOST model to determine indicative costs of separation at source

Author: Nahman, Anton ; Oelofse, Suzanna HH Date: Oct 2018 The SASCOST model is a tool for comparing the costs and benefits of alternative options for implementing a Separation at Source (S@S) recycling programme. S@S is a crucial step in implementing the waste management hierarchy. The model can be ... Read more
Informing policy on grocery carrier bags: Evidence from a life cycle sustainability assessment

Author: Nahman, Anton ; Russo, Valentina ; Stafford, William HL Date: Feb 2021 The environmental impacts of plastic waste have received significant attention from both policy makers and the general public. A number of countries have banned certain single-use plastic products, including plastic carrier bags. However, ... Read more
Multi-criteria analysis for sustainable decision making: Opportunities for waste and recycling SMMEs (including cooperatives) in KwaZulu-Natal

Author: Muswema, Aubrey P ; Oelofse, Suzanna HH ; Nahman, Anton ; Forsyth, Gregory ; Stafford, William HL ; Mapako, M ; Buthelezi, N ; Matinise, Sihle N ; Polasi, Letlotlo T ; Schoeman, C ; Manavhela, V Date: 2022 This paper reports on a study for the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to identify and maximize opportunities in the ... Read more
Quantifying food losses in South Africa and the costs of household food waste

Author: Oelofse, Suzanna HH ; Nahman, Anton Date: Oct 2012 Food waste is problematic for a number of reasons, including the loss of a potentially valuable food source or resource for use in other processes (e.g. energy generation or composting); wasted resources and emissions in the food supply chain; ... Read more
Recommendations for advancing the circular plastics economy in South Africa

Author: Nahman, Anton ; Oelofse, Suzanna HH ; Palfreman, J Date: Oct 2022 Leakage of plastics to the environment is an issue of global concern. A transition to a circular plastics economy is increasingly recognised as an important strategy for addressing plastic leakage and pollution, while potentially giving rise ... Read more
Recycling of post-consumer waste in South Africa: Prospects for growth

Author: Oelofse, Suzanna HH ; Godfrey, Linda K ; Nahman, Anton ; Strydom, WF Date: Oct 2014 Recent statistics on recycling of post-consumer packaging suggest that South Africa recycled 50.5% of all post-consumer packaging waste in 2012 (BMI, 2013). As with most developing countries, these encouraging recycling figures would not have ... Read more
Waste as a resource – Opportunities in Africa

Author: Oelofse, Suzanna HH ; Nahman, Anton Date: Oct 2018 It is estimated that 125 million tonnes of municipal solid waste is generated in Africa, of which only about 68 million tonnes are collected. Unsanitary landfilling and open dumping of the collected waste is the predominant waste disposal ... Read more

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