Pikitup employees on go-slow
JOBURG - Pikitup employees have embarked on a go-slow and the waste utility has urged residents to be patient.

Ward 74 councillor Jack Cooper expressed his concerns about the strike: “Residents in Ward 74 are angered that this is taking place and are dismayed that Pikitup is not removing bins as they have nowhere to place their refuse. And residents complain that they are paying for services that are not delivered.”
Cooper also asked the waste management utility to advise inconvenienced residents on what to do with their uncollected waste.
Pikitup spokesperson Desiree Ntshingila said the utility was aware of the uncollected bins in certain areas, due to labour relations matters pertaining to biometrics and transport issues by employees. Ntshingila said areas affected included Randburg, Norwood, Avalon, Roodepoort and Southdale.
“Residents are requested to be patient and hold back their bins until the go-slow is over. Pikitup will collect the waste from the 240 litre wheelie bins, as well as additional refuse bags, when the refuse collection schedule commences,” said Ntshingila. “It was unclear as to how long the workers would continue with the go-slow, but management is working to resolve the matter with the Pikitup workers, and contingency plans aimed to complete all outstanding refuse collections will be communicated in due course.”
Meanwhile, in Corlette Gardens local trollypreneures were already feasting on the opportunity of uncollected waste. While attending to another issue in the area, Ward 81 councillor Margaret Radebe was disappointed at the mess that the recyclers were making on the street pavements.
“You are making a mess,” said Radebe to one of the recyclers.”I don’t think that the residents of this area would leave their dustbins out like this.”