Susanne Dittke EnviroSense CC Waste Minimisation & Cleaner Production Consulting services

1986-1989: Finalised apprentice ship for “Biological Technician” and worked for three years in the field of Laboratory Medicine (Radiology, Toxicology etc.)

1990: Matriculated and enrolled at Technical University Karlsruhe, Germany for Chemical Engineering.

1997: Obtained German Chemical Engineering degree equivalent to a M.Sc. (Dipl.Ing.) in 1997 after finishing the final thesis at the Chemical Engineering Department at University of Cape Town (UCT)

(Topic: Bio-leaching of pyrite ores with Thiobacillus ferrooxidans)

1997-1999: Employed at Peninsula Technikon (Chemical Engineering Department) as a Junior Researcher. Supervision of B-Tech students, exploration of biotechnological pollution control and clean-up options

1999-2009: Founding and Managing Member of “EnviroSense CC”

Founded in 1999, EnviroSense CC is an Environmental Consultancy that has specialised in the planning, development and facilitation of tailor-made governmental, industrial/commercial and residential “Integrated Resource and Waste Management” programmes. This includes the identification and triple bottom line evaluation of all relevant social, economic and natural system impacts for the formulation of individual solutions towards waste minimisation and pollution prevention.

An improved environmental performance, financial savings, job creation from waste opportunities and better operational efficiency are achieved through lateral system based thinking and the continuous application of Cleaner Production and Sustainable Consumption ideas and principles.

The Managing Member, Susanne Dittke, held the position of City of Cape Town “Waste Reduction Advisor” from December 1999 to September 2003 in the Solid Waste Management Department. In this capacity she gained extensive practical experience in developing and running various Cleaner Production and integrated waste management programmes.

Apart from regularly assisting the City of Cape Town with various integrated waste management projects such as Waste Wise, EnviroSense CC has been providing on-going strategic planning advice and applied CP work services to other local authorities throughout South Africa including Stellenbosch Municipality, Pikitup (Development of a Strategic Roadmap for Waste Minimisation) and Rustenberg Municipality (IWMP). Other regular clients include the Provincial Government (DEAD&P), the National Government (DEAT), various NGOs and a vast and diverse range of SMME businesses and large companies (including various retailers, waste service providers and a major mining company from the private sector).

As a result of the company’s cutting edge practical work experience in applied waste minimisation and strategic planning Susanne is regularly invited to conferences, waste summits, industrial AGMs and tertiary institutions as a guest lecturer/key note speaker where she willingly shares her knowledge and expertise on a large and diverse range of pollution, resource/waste management and sustainability issues.

November 1999: Input into Cape Town’s IMEP (Integrated Metropolitan Environmental Policy)

May 2000: Developed first South African Integrated Waste Exchange website for the City of Cape Town at www.capetown.gov.za/iwex

August 2000: Assisted in development of “Integrated Waste Management Strategy“ plan for the Canal Walk shopping centre complex and other commercial/industrial locations

July 2001: Co-Author of CSIR’s Green Buildings for Africa official guideline and training manual for Office Waste Reduction

April 2002: Start up of four City of Cape Town subsidized pilot WMC programmes (Civic Centre, Blue Route Shopping Mall, Plastic Industry, Retail Motor Industry)

2002-2003: Start up and running the City of Cape Town Plastic Industry Waste Minimisation Club

April 2002: Received Impumelelo Star Award for successful facilitation of the Waste Exchange and the effects on poverty alleviation

2001-2002: Start up and management of the Yellow Bag Household Waste Separation Programme in Marina da Gama as a pilot for City of CT

2003-2004: Initiation of the Parow Industria “ Dare to Dream Campaign“ including start up of a local Waste Minimisation Club

2003-2004: Technical Input (Industry & Commerce) for the compilation of the City of Cape Town “State of Energy Report” and Cape Town Energy Strategy Draft Document

Jan-Dec 2004: Development of City of Cape Town Integrated Waste Management Plan. Co-author of both the Waste Minimisation and Waste Education chapters

July 2004-June 2006: Management of Stellenbosch Municipality Blue Bag Household Recyling Two Bag Project

Oct. 2004-Feb 2006: Hotel audits for DEA&DP’s “Cleaner Production in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry” pilot project including development of fact sheets, compilation of tertiary training material etc

April 2005: Input into KwaZulu Natal Draft Prevention and Management of Waste Bill with regard to waste minimization strategies

June 2005-Mar 2006: Participation in the City of Cape Town/IUCN Hotel Greening initiative for the ICLEI World Congress for Sustainable Development (Feb/ Mar 2006). Waste audits of all participating hotels, chemical analysis and sustainable procurement advice.

Sept 2005-Jul 2006: Part of Waste Wise 05/06 consultant team with focus on institutional networking and programme development within CoCT and for CIDs

Oct.2005-Jan 2006: Technical adviser and waste minimisation specialist for the Rustenburg Municipality IWMP

Nov 2005-Feb 2006: Appointed by the Municipal Investment Infrastructural Unit (MIIU) for the development of waste minimisation guidelines for PPPs

July 2006-Jan 2007: Technical input for City of Cape Town Sustainable Living Handbook

Mar2006- Jan 2007: Appointed by EEU Department (University of Cape Town) as specialist consultant to develop DEA&DP’s Waste Action Plan as part of the Environmental Minister's Sustainable Development Implementation Plan (SDIP) for the Western Cape

Sept 2006: Appointed by Incite Sustainability to conduct waste minimisation audits in three Western Cape PnP stores and to assist with an in-depth packaging study developing green alternatives to conventional packaging materials

Sept 2006: Strategic advisor to Wasteman for rolling out a City of Cape Town household waste recycling programme in Helderberg for 50 000 households early next year.

Oct06-Jan07: Appointed by Pikitup to develop an action oriented Strategic Roadmap towards reaching Polokwane targets

Jan -Dec 2007 Assisting Woolworth with their “Good Business Journey” by developing an integrated waste management strategy for their headquarter and presenting packaging waste minimisation strategies at various in-house conferences to their packaging suppliers

Oct –Dec 2007 Development of a Hazardous Waste Manifest for oily harbour wastes for De Beers Marine

Jan 2008 Monitoring and Evaluation of the Swiss Hewlett Packard funded e-Waste Recovery Facility in Cape Town ( HP/EMPA/Digital Solidarity Fund)

April 2008 Review of the Integrated Waste Management Plan of the Northern Province towards developing waste minimisation strategies (Jeffares & Green)

Dec 2007-Apr 2008 Development of a Green Procurement Policy and Implementation Programme for the Western Cape Government (DEA&DP)

Dec 2007-May 2008 Development of a collection strategy for Household Hazardous Waste Management for the Western Cape Province (DEAA&DP)

June 2008-Dec2009 Appointed as part of a consultant team to develop an Integrated Waste Management Plan for non-mineral waste at Lonmin Platinum (mines and hospitals)

July 2008-ongoing Appointed as part of a consultant team to develop an Integrated Waste Management Policy and Regulations for Windhoek (Namibia)

February 2009: Appointed as part of a consultant team to develop a Health Care Risk Waste Management Strategy Plan for Windhoek (Namibia)

Selected List of Clients provided with Environmental Audits and/or Advisory Services

2004: ACSA Airport Cargo Unit, Sondor Industries, Chamber of Commerce and Industry

2005-2006: EPS, Duferco, Sondor, Tenesa, Plastic Converters Association, Plastic Federation South Africa (PFSA), Cape Regional Chamber, Caltex, Equity Technologies, Wasteman

Shopping Centres (Canal Walk, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Blue Route Shopping Mall, Tygervalley Centre), Retailers and Franchises (Woolworths, Hyperama, Spur, Foschini,Clicks, CNA), Old Mutual

2004-2005: Vineyard Hotel, Boulders Beach Lodge, Southern Right Hotel, Winchester Mansions, Grootbos, Monkey Valley Lodge, Greenways Hotel

2006: Arabella Sheraton, Holiday Inn, Capetonian, Tulbagh Hotel, Tudor Hotel, Cape Town Convention Centre, CT Tourist School, Pick'nPay, Vineyard Hotel

Stellenbosch Municipality, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Rustenburg Municipality, Boland Water Quality Committee, Provincial Government (Directorate Pollution and Waste) (DEAD&DP), City of Cape Town, Provincial Government KZN, Swiss EMPA

NGOs and others: Sustainable Energy Africa, Fairest Cape Association Institute of Waste Management South Africa, IWMSA, UCT, Zero Waste Institute South Africa, ZERI, MIIU