Tidy Towns revives recycling efforts in Amanzimtoti
Residents are encouraged to place recyclable items such as cardboard, paper, plastic, polystyrene and glass in orange recycling bags.
TIDY Towns Amanzimtoti, in collaboration with NKB Recycling and DSW, have reinstated orange bag collections in the area to encourage community-wide recycling efforts.
The community-driven organisation’s Gary Dunnett has been proactive in clarifying the confusion surrounding the collection of orange recycling bags.
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“I reached out to DSW after noticing that collections had unexpectedly stopped. According to DSW, collections had resumed in areas like Athlone Park and Winklespruit but there was no clear communication or delivery in Amanzimtoti itself,” he said.
Now, partnering with NKB Recycling, Dunnett has managed to obtain DSW’s route details for collection, ensuring that orange recycling bags will be picked up on the same day as regular refuse collection days.
NKB Recycling, a family-owned business at the Seadoone dumpsite, will both deliver and collect the orange bags, making it easier for residents to recycle.
Owner, Anesha Balaram, said residents can recycle material such as cardboard, paper, plastic, polystyrene and glass. “Used and old oil can be placed in appropriate containers next to the bags, while heavier items like steel and aluminum are better suited for regular refuse bags which we will then sift through,” she said,
eThekwini Municipality’s communications manager, Mduduzi Ncalane, said although the City’s Separation at Source programme primarily served individual households, with limited inclusion of flats and complexes, DSW now plans to expand the programme to all households across the city to ensure everyone gets orange bags.
The Seadoone Recycling Centre accepts drop-offs daily from 07:30 to 17:00. Orange bags can also be collected from the centre. In addition, recyclable waste can also be taken to the Nyati Road Garden Site in Athlone Park.
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