What to do with recycled items
Residents are encouraged to use the recycling depots which can be found around the Highway area.
WITH ongoing issues with the supply and collection of orange recycling bags in the eThekwini Municipality, residents had to drop off recyclables themselves at recycling depots around the Highway area. Here is a list of centres to visit:
Kloof Civic Offices in Emolweni Road
What they accept: All plastics, glass bottles, All types of cans (including rinsed out empty paint tins), Aluminium foil eg pie plates and sheets of foil, Cardboard and paper.
What they do not accept; Fluorescent light tubes, garden refuse, engine oil, Paint tins with paint still in, soiled disposable nappies, food in any form whatsoever, fabrics, farge items with no recyclable value eg cushions, old mattresses, umbrellas, builders rubble, ceramics eg broken mugs and casserole dishes, window and car windscreen glass and tyres.
Contact kennydl@dmws.durban.gov.za
Westville Civic Centre
Contact kennydl@dmws.durban.gov.za for more details.
The Keep Hillcrest Beautiful Association, Delamore Road, Hillcrest
The Keep Hillcrest Beautiful Association, [KHBA] is a non-profit organisation [NPO] and a public benefit organisation [PBO] that was registered in 2006.
One of its objectives is recycling and with the help of DSW, especially Rosanne Griffin, KHBA was granted the use of municipal land on its site in Delamore Road 2008.
The opening and closing times are 8am to 4pm from Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 12.30pm on Saturdays, and 11.30am to 3.30pm on Sundays. It is open on public holidays.
What is accepted: They accept paper, cardboard, Tetrapak, large appliance polystyrene, glass bottles and cans.
The centre still encounters problems with irresponsible people dropping off their household rubbish despite many signs. Plastic is a major challenge.
There are seven categories of plastic and they do not accept category three which are items such as PVC plumbing pipes; they do not accept category six which are the small polystyrene food trays; nor do they accept category seven which is described as “mixed” – which is baffling in itself. The numbers are on the items inside a triangle. There is no fee involved but the staff do receive tips.
Contact Marge Mitchell on mmitchell@tiscali.co.za
Pavilion Shopping Centre Green initiatives
The centre is a proud member of the Green Building Council of South Africa and strives to be a community leader in environmental initiatives.
The Pavilion is known for its longstanding cardboard recycling programme and glass and plastic recycling programme.
The RE Site is situated on the lower parking level at Pavilion.
Contact Waste Manager: Andre Van Zyl Tel: 031 265 0192 Email: andrez@smartmatta.com
DSW Landfills
The Mariannhill Landfill site is situated on 1 Landfill Rd, Mariannhill Park and the Wyebank Garden Landfills site on Fernleigh Ave, Zamokhuhe, Kloof.
The Wyebank Garden Landfills is strictly for garden refuse only and each resident is allowed to dispose one load per week of a standard bakkie volume.
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