Fears of more dumping on Rinaldo Road
Residents concerned the area could become another 'Ryde Place', where illegal dumping has become commonplace.
SEVERAL residents are worried about the increased dumping at the intersection of Rinaldo Road and Chris Hani (North Coast Road).
This comes after the City’s Parks Department cut back large tracts of land at the bottom of Rinaldo Road. The City also cut back several alien invasive plants and trees in the area.
However, since the operation, which occurred more than two weeks ago, residents have noticed more people dumping their rubbish down some of the banks at the intersection.
One resident, who did not want to be named, said he was concerned the area could become another ‘Ryde Place’, where illegal dumping has become commonplace.
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“The positive is the area is cleared so any potential criminals who used the thick vegetation to hide in will be easily seen. It has also shown how much rubbish had been thrown into the park over the years. Now, added to the existing rubbish, I’ve seen people dumping packets of refuse and other items down the side of the bank. We don’t want another Ryde Place, which is a few kilometres away, where people continue to dump on a regular basis. The potential is here for people to start dumping more,” he said.
Ward 110 councillor, Pete Graham, allayed residents’ fears saying the City had plans to clear the rubbish away as well as green the area.
“Following a request to the Parks, Recreation and Culture Department after a mugging, the City took the decision to cut back a large portion of the trees in and plants in the area. Durban Solid Waste are meant to clean up the area in order for the greening process to start. I understand the residents are afraid of more dumping taking place but a large part of what you see along the stretch, from the Rinaldo Road industrial park all the way to the intersection, was there when the trees were cut back,” he said.
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