A call to clean up the stink
Residents have still not recovered from the recent city-wide massive strike which left the areas in a mess and a backlog of collections.
THE ward 66 councillor and other ward councillors are deeply frustrated at the DSW Mayville depot strikes recently.
“The issue started a few weeks ago with trucks breaking down and unavailable due to the lack of proper maintenance and service plans. There has been a delay in area collections and there has also been times when collection was meant to happen on a certain day, but instead was only collected the following day. This causes much confusion to residents as they assume collection days have changed and they were not informed. The lateness of collection also encourages the homeless to ravage through the black bags and they leave these bags open for monkeys and the wind to strewn rubbish all over the roads,” he said.
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According to councillor, JP Prinsloo, their frustrations intensified two weeks ago when the Berea South and Bluff areas were left with no collection due to DSW strikes caused by internal issues. Residents have still not recovered from the recent city-wide massive strike which left the areas in a mess and a backlog of collections.
“With the current strike and the shortage of trucks, the affected areas will mean an even longer time for collections to come back to normal to residents. Residents are tired of paying rates to a failing municipality where the basic services are not being met. Us councillors call for the deputy city manager of human settlements and infrastructure that handles DSW issues to sort out the maintenance of trucks within this depot and the internal issues to be dealt with swiftly without affecting the daily lives and cleanliness of residents. More action needs to be done to makes sure that service delivery is the main priority for this department and depot,” he said.
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DSW HOD, Raymond Rampersad, said the work stoppage at Collingwood depot has been resolved and refuse collection has resumed. “We do have a backlog, which might cause frustration to residents, but the unit is working around the clock to ensure that all refuse is collected and we apologise profusely for the interruptions.”
In a proactive approach to assist in alleviating the issues regarding waste collection and waste management, the office of the ward 66 councillor has arranged with the City to have the orange recycling refuse bags to be delivered at the office on 49 Old Mission Road. Residents are welcome to collect the bags at the office free of charge for their waste recycling needs.
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