King Cetshwayo District dump best in KZN – survey

Despite a month-long ‘battle of the blaze’ spewing out noxious fumes, the King Cetshwayo Regional Landfill Site in Empangeni is said to stand ‘head and shoulders’ above the others in KwaZulu-Natal.

This is according to this year’s AfriForum audit on landfill sites, which saw the local refuse dump meeting 98% of the minimum legal requirements for responsible waste management.

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It was the only site out of 10 audited in the province to have met the required standard.
“AfriForum audited 189 landfill sites nationwide to determine the current state of municipal and private landfills in South Africa. The annual audit determines whether landfill sites meet the necessary environmental, health and safety requirements for responsible waste management.

However, the vast majority – 85.8 per cent – failed this year’s audit,” said AfriForum’s provincial co-ordinator Eugene van Aswegen.

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Speaking about the accolade, acting district mayor Sikhumbuzo Dlamini said he was thrilled at the results of the audit, saying the fire was now completely extinguished.”It is clear from this audit that our compliance in terms of waste management cannot be faulted and I am proud of these excellent results,” said Dlamini.

Read the full story in this week’s ZO Weekender.

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