The City of Ekurhuleni reminds customers that it will no longer collect waste contained in any container/bin that is not issued by the municipality.
The commencement date for implementation of this change is August 1.
Residents who do not have a 240L municipal wheelie bin must acquire one by July 31.
The 240L wheelie bins have been distributed to residents and remain available at all the city’s waste management depots and selected customer care centres for residents who have not collected theirs yet.
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The city’s fleet of refuse trucks are fitted with an automated mechanism to pick up the bins and empty the refuse into the compactor.
The city is therefore urging all residents who missed the mass roll out to collect their wheelie bins from the waste management depots and selected customer care centres between Monday and Friday from 8am to 3.30pm.
Residents must ensure that they bring copies of their IDs and municipal account statements to collect the bin.
The bins are issued for free, while the refuse collection is charged at R174.41 per month for each bin.
Residents who are in need of more than one bin may apply for such a bin, at an additional monthly charge.
Residents who use the bins are urged to place them outside their homes at 7am on calendar days provided by the city and take them back as soon as the collection is done.
In an instance where a resident loses their 240L wheelie bin, they need to report and get a case number from the South African Police Service and take it to the nearest waste depot together with a copy of the municipal rates account statement and an ID copy to get a new wheelie bin.
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