Winner: Robertson & Poole Construction CC - New Waste Beneficiation Centre

USE-IT is leading the process of developing a waste beneficiation centre in Hammarsdale in the Outer West region of Durban. This extremely exciting project is a first for the African continent and we are proud to be a key part of this project. Funding for the centre has been secured from the Green Fund.

The construction was designed as a fully green building development. Use It manufacture Compressed Earth blocks which were used as the main building material of the waste beneficiation centre. Many of the materials used in the building and infrastructure are recycled.

Other green elements implemented in the project include full rainwater harvesting, storm-water collection systems, energy efficient hot water systems, LED lighting and off-grid, green power production using waste materials.