The recent spade of power outages has impacted on all of us. This has meant that businesses which provide essential services (waste management) such as EnviroServ have had to find creative ways of addressing this issue.

Business carries on as usual as man and machine have had to adjust to operating efficiently with our unique challenges in mind. At Treatment and Disposal Solutions (TDS) which disposes of hazardous toxic waste and medical waste such as gloves and syringes nothing can hamper these men when modern invention disappoint. With power outages, generator and men are roped in.

Waste is placed in a large Incinerator which burns everything at a minimum 950 degrees to a maximum of 1150 degrees. This is an acceptable method of treatment of waste streams that are toxic or not readily biodegradable. Mixed with lime which is loaded manually into the incinerator, the hazardous material is reduced to fine ash that poses no threat to either the environment or the communities’ health and safety.

Precautionary measures are taken to ensure that the safety of the workers is not compromised in any way. Provision is made for workers’ shoes, they are furthermore provided with gloves, face shields and respirators as at times they are forced to shovel the burning fires to ensure that all waste is completely destroyed.

Good news is that we are compliant with regulations as set out by the Department of Agriculture and Environment which works very closely with the Department of Health. Our ever cautious and vigilant SHEQ Department also ensures that oxygen levels are not tampered with as toxic waste is reduced to light smoke.

We are certain that as our client one of your main concerns is environmental well being. Rest assured; we will appropriately dispose off the waste generated as a result of your workers taking a stand against HIV/AIDS.