This comes after a Boksburg North resident complained that her black bags got stolen and that the rubbish was dumped into her wheelie bin.
The resident assumes that this unpleasant incident was done by waste recyclers.
The metro encourages residents to recycle their waste.
According to the metro acting spokesperson, Themba Gadebe, the recycling of waste has benefits to metro and to the residents.
“If residents produce a total volume of waste that exceeds the carrying capacity of the 240lt bin of bags, residents would be required to request a second bin at their cost which increases their waste collection tariff,” says Gadebe.
“However, if the residents sort their waste and remove the recyclables, it reduces the volume, meaning they would not need a second bin.
“In the case of bags, the informal recyclers tend to rip the bags apart in search of recyclables and leave the area a mess and can lead to rodent infestation as the waste becomes a source of food for vermin.
“In this case, if the waste is separated and the recyclable waste is placed in a separate bag, preferably a transparent bag, the informal recyclers will have no reason to rummage thought the waste,” says Gadebe.
The most sought after recyclables by the informal recyclers are the following products:
n PET (Plastic bottles, including beverage bottles and milk bottles)
n Cans of any nature
n Bottles
n Cardboard from packaging
n Plastic from packaging
n White clean paper
n Metals, especially aluminium. – @IschkeBoksburg
