The continued practice of illegal dumping in the Boksburg CBD remains a growing concern for residents.
According to Ward 32 councillor Marius de Vos the most affected areas in the CBD include Commissioner, Market and Leeuwpoort streets.
“I receive numerous complaints from community members who are concerned about waste that is piling up in the Boksburg CBD.
“The issue has been going on for years now and I escalated the matter to the relevant people from the metro on numerous occasions, to no avail,” said de Vos.
He said illegal dumping in the CBD is a serious problem and a health hazard.
“Waste management workers do collect refuse at least twice a day, but leave refuse overnight on the street which attracts recyclers to the CBD.
“Litter pickers do pick up trash in the CBD on a daily basis. However, they only take the items they can sell after opening refuse bags. Hence the unsightly sight of refuse strewn around in public space.
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“Every intersection in the CBD has become a makeshift dump that is looking at its worse in the mornings at 7am.
“It is clear that waste management in Boksburg’s plan is not effective.
“The metro should change their approach and educate the public in regards to this issue. There’s not one public educational programme in regards to waste management. Members of the public should also be encouraged to sort out their recyclable refuse at home,” the ward councillor said.
De Vos said sweeping of the streets has not been done in his ward for over a year now even though workers from the metro insisted sweeping is being done on Monday.
“I drove through the CBD on Monday and there was not a broom in sight. I haven’t seen a worker or contractor for the City of Ekurhuleni with a broom yet and it is obvious that no sweeping has taken place,” he added.
The Advertiser is awaiting comment from the metro.
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