The metro is striving to create environmentally friendly spaces in residential and industrial areas.
Waste removal is a key service to ratepayers to ensure that they live in a clean environment.
The service is paid for through waste removal tariffs and other special tariffs such as bulk containers removal, a sundry tariff for animal carcass removal etc.
In built-up areas, such as industrial areas and CBDs, there is more litter the metro has to clean up outside of ratepayers’ properties.
The cleaning is done through litter picking and cleaning streets.
To ensure the continuation of these services is safeguarded, the metro charges industrial area and business property owners a litter picking levy.
A litter picking levy of R11.46 per m2 of the property area for services rendered, at least once per week, is charged for the normal litter picking service in the identified business/industrial areas to keep the area clean.
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A maximum of R2 301.91 is charged per month in spite of the waste generated by the individual properties.
The said amount contributes to collection, transportation and disposal costs of the waste.
Residents should note that the litter picking levy is not charged to residential customers, and their domestic waste tariff as reflected on their municipal account will remain.
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