at building lasting partnerships
COST EFFECTIVE
Negotiating for the best value
As an owner run recycling company we are able to manage and negotiate with suppliers according to our client's needs. This allows us to ensure costs are kept below industry average.
BEE CERTIFIED
Level 2
Smart Waste is a Level 2 B-BBEE waste management company
SERVICE BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT
A dedicated team of area managers visit our sites regularly
Monthly client management meetings are also attended by senior management.
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A Day of Giving Back: Our Mandela Day Clean-Up Experience
Smart Waste joins forces with Mams Mall to do their part for Mandela Day 2024.
Reduce your Environmental Impact with Smart Waste
What sets Smart Waste apart from our competitors?
Smart Waste appointed at the Shoprite Group of Companies’ Distribution Centres
Recycling today is so much more than collecting material and taking it to a recycler, it requires an understanding of a client’s sustainability goals and how to provide practical assistance to achieve those goals.
Food Waste: Closing the loop with compost
Smart Waste has closed the loop on food waste by taking food waste back to the generators – only in a different form – compost.
The Sustainability Journey: It is not so hard, really
Sustainability is the new business buzzword in recycling and it may seem daunting but in honest truth, it’s all in the mindset.
COVID may have done us all a favour after all
COVID-19 wasn’t all bad. For one thing, it has increased interest in our environment and individuals are starting to pressure...
Managing a retail centres waste
What is the single most important moment in a shopping centres life? There are memorable moments when the centre is...
Hazardous Waste: Time for a change?
Hazardous material disposal suffers from that familiar South African malady of being brilliant on paper but often lacking in execution....
Waste Management Specialists
Meet our leadership team.
Clint Ralph and Tatiana Macitela founded Smart Waste in 2008, when they identified the need to effect change in the recycling and waste management industry. Together they built environmentally sound solutions through responsible waste management, primarily focused in Gauteng. Today Smart Waste operates nationally with a team of over 350 dedicated staff. They have been tagged as true environmentalists, with a vision to enhance the world we live in through sustainable cost effective environmental engagement. Reg Barichievy joined Smart Waste as a partner in 2011 and established the Western and Northern Cape branch.