Plastic City – the informal settlement opposite the Weltevreden Landfill Site is regarded by many as a major health hazard and eyesore.

Some residents, however, feel empathy for the settlement’s inhabitants, who eke out a living recycling plastic in squalid conditions.

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Read: Cachalia appalled by ‘Plastic City’

Growing by the day

Squatter camp woes continue

Rubbish and squatters aplently

Pollution from squatter camp is making us ill

Easy access for squatters

Council created the squatter problem

What about our rights?

Smell is suffocating

Tired of the rubbish

Enough is enough

Air stinks to high heaven