CoE hopes intervention will address waste backlog
"The city will consider embarking on a full maintenance lease option for the procurement of new vehicles."
MMC André du Plessis said the City of Ekurhuleni has taken a hard line on improving service delivery.
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In doing so, the city is taking proactive measures to ensure that services are rendered timeously to all residents.
Du Plessis, MMC for Environmental Resources and Waste Management Services along with Executive Mayor Tania Campbell met with senior officials of the city to resolve the waste collection backlog.
“We communicated that consequence management measures be implemented for officials who have been underperforming in their respective duties,” du Plessis said.
He added the intervention yielded positive results in restoring normality to waste collection across the city, as the administrative backlog is now cleared.
“Together with the executive mayor, I have conducted several unannounced visits to waste depots to see first-hand the state of waste collection.
“There are still bottlenecks in the system, such as an out-of-date fleet that suffers frequent breakdowns.
“We are also acutely aware of the issues impacting the clearing of dumpsites,” du Plessis said.
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He added that contractors were appointed to offset fleet breakdowns and financial commitments made to clear dumpsites.
“Over the long term, the city will consider embarking on a full maintenance lease option for the procurement of new vehicles, which will alleviate lengthy downtimes when vehicles break down.
“All councillors are provided with waste templates which they are sharing with residents. These are updated daily by waste depot managers,” du Plessis said.
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