The Ekurhuleni metro is enhancing its waste removal functions to eradicate backlogs, particularly in Kempton Park where there have been persistent waste removal backlogs due to the allocated fleet size and higher proportion of deployed vehicles being booked for repairs.
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The metro will also deploy vehicle tracking technology across the whole fleet to constantly monitor it for functionality, location and driving patterns to ensure its optimal use.
Vehicles and personnel will be rerouted to areas in need of more resources whenever backlogs accumulate in any specific areas.
Working with the organised labour, the metro will review roles and responsibilities of affected personnel to enhance capacity.
The standby mechanics will be activated to reduce the impact of vehicle breakdowns, and two-way radio communication technology will be used among relevant officials to reduce the length of response time to complaints, vehicle breakdown and requests for rerouting of vehicles.
MMC for Waste and Environmental Services Clr Khosi Mabaso said: “We are putting all measures and resources in place to rid ourselves of the persistent waste removal challenges.
“We are confident that the measures we have put in place will be adequate to result in uninterrupted services.”
The services of private waste removers have been sought through an open bidding, and the supply chain management process in relation thereto will be concluded in November.
A Joint Operations Centre that sits bi-weekly has been established to monitor progress and implementation of the recovery and turnaround plan.
