Roodepoort to recycle garden waste
Communities are urged to keep garden waste free from contamination by other types of waste
Residents of Roodepoort will be affected by Pikitup’s Separation at Source for Garden Waste programme as Pikitup has launched the mandatory Separation at Source programme for City of Johannesburg residents. Certain areas will begin taking part in this programme immediately, while others will take part at a later stage.
The programme has two parts to it; namely, Separation at Source for Dry Waste and Separation at Source for Garden Waste.
‘Dry recyclable waste’ refers to waste that can be kept for an extended period without decomposing, such as paper, plastics, metal and glass. Examples of dry recyclables include:
Paper – newspapers, magazines, books, printer paper, cardboard, cartons
Plastics – carry bags, beverage bottles, milk bottles, plastic toys, plastic containers
Metal – beverage cans, food cans, metal dishes, metal pots
Glass – glass bottles, glass jars, glass cups, glass containers
‘Garden waste’ refers to organic, biodegradable waste material generated from the likes of a typical garden or park. It includes both nitrogen-rich and carbon-rich organic material such as grass, leaves, plants, cuttings and trimmings, branches, tree trunks and stumps. This waste should be kept aside and disposed of at the nearest Pikitup drop-off facility. Communities are urged to keep garden waste free of contaminants such as plastic, bricks, metals, glass etc., to ease the processing of garden waste into compost.
The City has developed a network of drop-off facilities for garden waste across the city so that communities can dump their garden waste for the purpose of composting or further processing.
Below is a list of garden sites for different areas:
Fairlands for Ward 86 (Bergbron, Delarey, Florida Glen, Maraisburg, Whiteridge).
Penny Road for Ward 70 (Florida Park, Florida Hills, Florida North, Florida, Rand Lease, Lee Glen, Florida Hills, Fleurhof and Stormill).
Panorama for Ward 83 (Helderkruin, Roodekrans, Wilro Park, Carenvale, Horison Park, Honey Hills, Kloofendal, Little Falls, Ontdekkers Park, Princess, Strubens Valley, Constantia Kloof, Floracliff, Aanwins, Alsef AH, Ambot AH, Amorosa, Eagle Canyon, Harveston, Honeydew, Kimbult, Laser Park, Poortview, Radiokop, Rietfontein, Roodekrans, Ruimsig, Tres Jolie, Wilgeheuwel, Willowbrook and Zonnehoewe).
Penny Road for Ward 71 (Davidsonville, Groblerpark, Lindhaven, Princess, Witpoortjie, Discovery, Florida Lake, Georginia, Hamberg, Horison, Manufacta, Reefhaven, Roodepoort SP, Roodepoort North, Roodepoort West, Selwyn and Technikon).
For more information, call the call centre on 0860 562 874.
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