Waste catch-up plan set as bin collection resume
All areas scheduled for collection on Monday will be serviced on Wednesday.
Tshwane waste collection operations were expected to resume on Wednesday, as the contractors’ strike has finally come to an end.
Tshwane MMC for environment and agriculture management Dana Wannenburg said metro officials have prepared a household waste catch-up plan to clear the backlog.
Wannenburg said landfill sites and garden refuse stations were also operational.
Residents were advised to put their bins out as follows:
– All areas scheduled for collection on Monday, will be serviced on Wednesday (31 March).
– All areas scheduled for collection on Tuesday, will be serviced on Thursday. (1 April).
– All areas scheduled for collection on Wednesday, will be serviced on Friday.
– While all areas scheduled for collection on Thursday will be serviced on Saturday, and Sunday will be dedicated for all areas scheduled for a Friday collection.
Daily business collections will continue as normal.
Tshwane metro apologised for the inconvenience caused, as no waste was collected as the metro was yet to reach a resolution with waste collectors.
Tshwane spokesperson Lindela Mashigo said the disruption came as a result of a dispute by service providers contracted to the metro who started demonstrations in Pretoria CBD last week Friday.
Affected parts of Tshwane were reported to be region 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6.
DA is failing the Community of Tshwane again. No collection of waste due to non payment of service providers. Since last week community staying with stinky waste bins flies go all around.#khulumahlali!
— SANCO TSHWANE REGION (@SancoTshwane) March 29, 2021
The illegal waste collection strike is now in full swing. Contractors refuse to perform any household waste collection, unlawfully blocked access to all landfill sites and are preventing any waste disposal from taking place. Garden refuse sites are also affected.
— Mayor Cilliers Brink (@tshwane_mayor) March 29, 2021
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