Call to stop illegal dumping in eSikhaleni
The City of uMhlathuze has called on residents to use municipal skips provided
ILLEGAL dumping sites are appearing all over eSikhaleni.
With the streets littered with bottles, paper, plastic and building material, the uMhlathuze Municipality has warned residents against illegal dumping.
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Places used for dumping include green belts, streams, parks, municipal verges, backyards in residential and commercial areas, as well as at industrial properties.
Last year the city introduced a system for landowners or developers to produce proof from approved dumpsites where rubble generated from construction activities is disposed.
According to the city, illegal dumping control programmes are in place and focuses on community involvement and targeted enforcement to eliminate or reduce the practice.
‘We have municipal skips all over the area in which people can dump their garbage.
‘We plead with residents to obey the dumping rules and make use of legal sites and our skips. ‘We all have to work together to ensure our health and safety are not compromised,’ the municipality said in a statement.
Residents are urged to report any illegal dumping to the municipality.
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