Dumping sites open, residents can dump limited waste for free
The sites are open seven days per week, including public holidays, but not on Christmas Day.
The City of Ekurhuleni’s waste disposal sites and mini disposal sites are now open. Residents can now dump limited general and non-hazardous solid waste for free.
You can dispose of the following at disposal sites close to where you stay:
• garden waste
• rubble (less than one cubic metre)
• recyclable paper
• plastic
• glass
• cardboard
• wood and metal.
Disposal of general and non-hazardous solid waste in excess of 1 000kg is charged at a standard tariff fee of R260.40 per kilogram.
For patrons to gain entry into council-owned waste disposal sites they need to enter the sites only at authorised access points, provide officials onsite with particulars required with regard to the composition of the refuse they want to dispose of, follow instructions given regarding the disposal point for their specific waste.
These measures are to prevent informal waste pickers who occasionally attempt to gain unauthorised entry. No person shall bring any liquor onto a landfill site or refuse transfer station or mini disposal site.
The City has recently revamped some of its mini disposal sites, including revamping of Leondale and Vosloorus disposal sites to promote cleanliness and eradicate the scourge of illegal dumping in townships.
“We are gradually running out of space and need to do everything necessary to minimise the amount of waste reaching our disposal sites. It is our wish that these facilities must serve as catalysts to promote local economic development activities such as composting,” MMC for Environment and Waste Management Services Khosi Mabaso said.
The sites are open seven days per week, including public holidays, except on Christmas Day.
From the months April to September it gets darker earlier and it is unsafe for the public and staff to be on the site.
Therefore, the operating hours for the sites are categorised into two, winter/other, and summer/other periods of the year.
Operating hours are as follows:
• April to September daily from 7am to 6pm
• October to March daily from 7am to 7pm.
