Daggafontein dumping site overflowing with rubbish
"Branches, old chairs, plastic, cardboard and glasses were all loaded in the same skip."
Daggafontein residents are concerned about the volume of waste being dumped at the Daggafontein mini-dumping site.
“I went to dump garden refuse and the place is in complete shambles. All 13 or more skips were full of rubbish. Is there no plan or separation for recycling done any more?
“Branches, old chairs, plastic, cardboard and glass were all loaded in the same skip. One cannot drive up the ramp any more as rubbish is piled up on the platform.
“The skips are all overflowing and your rubbish is just added to this,” said resident Bob Gillies.
The Rietfontein dumping site is closed and, therefore, waste removal workers and residents are forced to make use of the Daggafontein mini-dumping site.
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Ward councillor Shadow Shabangu said: “It is closed because the contract for the company that was clearing the waste has expired, and the metro hasn’t hired a new company. The metro needs to act quickly because there is no way this dumping site can handle this volume of waste.
“I think it is poor planning on the part of the metro to allow things to get this bad.”
Gillies said residents have become frustrated and want clear answers from the municipality.
According to Nhlanhla Cebekhulu, divisional head of communication and media relations at the City of Ekurhuleni, the City’s landfill sites are operated and maintained by service providers on behalf of the municipality.
“The Rietfontein landfill site is temporarily closed. The contract for the service provider operating the Rietfontein landfill site ended on December 31 and the application for the appointment of the new service provider was a non-award.
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“The department is in the process of appointing service providers temporarily through Section 36.
“The site will be opened as soon as the Section 36 application is approved by the council.
“Waste collection from door to door is done daily as scheduled, depending on the availability of resources.
“Currently, waste collection is hampered by mechanical breakdowns on the existing fleet, which negatively affects the calendar day of removal.
“All means possible, like the hiring of collection vehicles, are undertaken to ensure that waste is removed per service point weekly.
“Residents are advised to keep waste in their yards until collected by the municipal crew or transport and dispose waste at the nearby approved landfill site,” he explained.
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