Current projects

The Waste RDI Roadmap is currently funding the following research and demonstration projects.

No.	Grant project title	Grant holder
009	Organic waste: a bioresource for production of novel cellulose nanocomposites	Stellenbosch University
013	The development of an integrated process flowsheet for the sequential extraction and recovery of valuable metals from WEEE	University of Cape Town
015	Investigating options for thermal treatment of printed circuit board waste	Stellenbosch University
017	Increasing reliable, scientific data on food loses and waste in South Africa	CSIR
019	Clean cities and towns: Understanding societal behaviour in order to reduce and divert waste going to landfills	University of the Western Cape
020	Incentives for municipalities to divert waste from landfill in South Africa	CSIR
021	The use of plastic waste in road construction in South Africa	CSIR
023	Marine litter science review	Various
024	Assessing economy-wide prospects for a more sustainable circular economy in South Africa (Material Flow Analysis)	University of Cape Town
025	Production of high value dissolving wood pulp from sawdust waste material	CSIR
026	Co-processing of PCB leach solutions with effluent streams from PCB manufacturing	University of Cape Town
027	Curbing post-harvest losses using methane from anaerobic digestion of organic waste to drive the cold chain	Stellenbosch University
028	Municipal waste at household level: Demand estimation and service design	University of Pretoria
029	End-of-life options of biobased plastic materials and its biocomposites in landfill, compost and marine water conditions	CSIR
030	Technology landscape report and business case for the recycling of Li-ion batteries in South Africa	Mintek