The 240 wheelie bins have been distributed to residents and remain available at all the city’s waste management depots for residents who have not collected theirs yet. Effective from July 1, no waste will be collected if it is not contained in a city-branded 240L wheelie bin.
The city’s fleet of refuse trucks are fitted with an automated mechanism to pick up the bins and dump 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 closest to them between Monday and Friday from 08:00 to 15:30.
Residents must ensure that they take a copy of their ID and municipal account to the depot to collect the waste bin.
The bin is issued for free, while the refuse collection is charged R162.24 per month for each bin. Residents who are in need of more than one bin may apply for such a bin, at an additional charge.
Residents who use the bins are urged to place them outside their homes at 07:00 on calendar days provided by the city.
There are various advantages from using the 240L wheelie bins, which include the following: provides more storage capacity than the refuse bin used previously; have a longer lifespan than a bag (approximately eight years); minimises tearing of bags by rodents and stray dogs as well as infestation of rodents; durable to utilise and easy to clean; easy to handle with low risk of being exposed to sharp objects; does not generate water vapour and is made of pest repellent material; avoid continuous acquisition of plastic bags thus saving air space and promotes uniform service standards and cleanliness of the city.
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