Govan Mbeki Municipality will fix landfill sites when they have money
The spokesperson admitted that the landfill sites do not meet the minimum requirements.
As the chairperson of the Secunda branch of AfriForum, Jan du Plessis did site visits and audits at various landfill sites in the Govan Mbeki municipal region and the municipality admitted that the sites do not meet the minimum requirements.
The spokesperson of the Govan Mbeki Municipality, Donald Green, said the municipality had three licensed and operational landfill sites and five licensed landfill sites that were closed.
“The operational sites include, Bethal, Secunda and Leandra, and the closed sites include the one on Bethal Morgenzon Road, Evander, eMbalenhle, Lebohang and Kinross,” said Green.
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However, he said despite the closure license received for the Kinross site, it is still operational until an alternative disposal facility is developed.
“The infrastructure and maintenance at all the landfill sites do not meet the minimum requirements for waste disposal by landfill and regulations in terms of the Waste Act.”
He further said that the Secunda landfill site had limited remaining air space available, and the Leandra site was identified as a central landfill site for the municipality, with waste infrastructure such as a central transfer station in Evander and 17 mini-transfer stations across the municipality to address future disposal and landfill site needs.
“As soon as money is available, attention will be given to address these needs,” said Green.
