Locals take part in the Kleenward 80 initiative in Tembisa

TEMBISA – Ward 80 came together with various City of Joburg entities for a community clean-up.

January 29, 2020

Andrei van Wykandreivw@caxton.co.za 1 minute read

The community members clean up Ward 80. Photo: Supplied

The launch of the Kleenaward80 campaign was hosted with a community clean-up on 18 January.

Ward 80 councillor Makgoba Pagadi said that the clean-up focused on the largest collections of waste that had accumulated following repeated complaints from the local community of dumping in the area.

Pikitup workers load their trucks with waste collected in Ward 80. *Photo: Supplied.*

The clean-up saw members of the City of Johannesburg’s Citizen Relationship and Urban Management (Crum), Pikitup and the Department of Environmental Health assist the community in cleaning the area while giving important educational information to create awareness about the health risk.

The community and City of Johannesburg gather before the clean-up. Photo: Supplied

Crum inspector for Ward 80 Banele Yabo said that the initiative’s main focus was to bring the community together in order to work alongside the City of Johannesburg entities. “We noticed that much the dumping in the area was done by the community and we wanted to stress the health concerns that this creates.

Pikitup depot manager Mpumi Mthetwa and Ward 80 councillor Makgoba Pagadi. *Photo: Supplied*

“Among the health issues was obviously the smell that the built-up created. But also, the area hosts a number of communal taps with the water sometimes running through the dumping sites.”

Representative from the Department of Environmental Health Jan van Niekerk. *Photo: Supplied*

Councillor Pagadi said, “The message we wanted to send to the community is to show them that they should not litter everywhere and they should clean the area rather than relying on government to clean it for them.”