The City’s Urban Waste Management (UWM) Directorate and Community Services and Health (CS&H) Directorate have joined forces with communities to turn two illegal dumping hotspots into clean and beautiful spaces.
While the City has more than R100 million annually going towards clearing dumping from almost 3000 hotspots, illegal dumping is an ongoing challenge. Almost immediately after the clearings, the dumped waste will reappear.
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In response, the UWM Directorate is working with the Recreation and Parks Department from the CS&H Directorate to make dumping hotspots around the city beautiful.
In two identified sites – Milton Street on Goodwood and Orange Street in Ruyterwacht – local community and neighbourhood watch members helped to remove waste. Indigenous flora was planted and landscaping was done.
‘Illegally dumped waste often acts like a magnet for further dumping. People are far more likely to dump on an existing pile of waste than they are to dump on a clean piece of land where good people congregate. This is why beautification of hotspots can be very effective,’ said Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management, Alderman Grant Twigg.
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‘The City is always looking for innovative solutions to deal with dumping hotspots, but capacity and budget is limited, and we will often need to rely upon partnerships with the community.’
Residents and community groups who would like to reduce dumping within their own areas are encouraged to make contact with the Events and Partnerships team at [email protected].
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‘Because illegal dumping attracts more illegal dumping, it is vitally important that residents in worst-affected communities make the extra effort to use the services offered by the City for waste disposal. Team work makes the dream work,’ added Alderman Twigg.
The City provides a weekly rubbish collection service to formal and recognised informal households.
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