WATCH: Pikitup rolls out new recycling facilities and compactor trucks
New infrastructure at Robinson Deep Landfill Site aims to divert recyclable waste from landfill while additional trucks strengthen waste collection operations.
Pikitup has strengthened its efforts to improve waste management and reduce landfill volumes by launching newly constructed recycling sorting facilities and unveiling nine new compactor trucks.
Partnership drives landfill diversion
The facilities were launched at the Robinson Deep Landfill Site on September 15 in partnership with the City of Johannesburg’s Environment and Infrastructure Services Department.
@southern.courier New infrastructure at Robinson Deep Landfill Site aims to divert recyclable waste from landfill while additional trucks strengthen waste collection operations. Full story on southerncourier.co.za
The event also marked the official handover of the completed recycling sorting facilities to the cooperatives responsible for recycling activities at the site.
Environment and Infrastructure Services Department member Jack Sekwaila, together with Pikitup senior management, led the programme in partnership with Polyco, South Africa’s plastics Producer Responsibility Organisation.
Polyco is a non-profit organisation that supports plastic collection and recycling in South Africa and a key stakeholder of Pikitup, it pledged to provide machinery and equipment that will enhance the productivity and efficiency of cooperatives responsible for collecting and sorting recyclable materials at the site.
@southern.courier Environment and Infrastructure Services Department member Jack Sekwaila, together with Pikitup senior management, led the programme in partnership with Polyco, South Africa’s plastics Producer Responsibility Organisation. Full story on southerncourier.co.za
Polyco senior manager Jacques Jelliman, reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to the initiative, stating: “We are going to capacitate the site to make it a fully-fledged recycling hub.”
The initiative forms part of Pikitup’s ongoing commitment to increase waste diversion through recycling, strengthen partnerships with recycling cooperatives, and improve the efficiency of waste collection services across Johannesburg.
Sekwaila said the new facilities were an important step towards reducing the pressure on the city’s landfill sites.
“Today we are launching recycling sorting facilities as part of Pikitup’s ongoing efforts to divert recyclable material from landfill sites. Our landfill sites continue to face increasing pressure, making it imperative for us to develop innovative, sustainable solutions that reduce the amount of waste ultimately disposed of at our facilities,” he said.
He said that through cooperatives operating the facility, recyclable materials could now be recovered, sorted and introduced into a recycling value chain instead of being lost to landfill disposal.
Zero-waste target
Acting executive for Disposal, Waste Processing and Commercial Services at Pikitup, Angel Masia, said the organisation was focused on reducing the amount of waste generated and disposed of at landfill sites.
@southern.courier Acting executive for Disposal, Waste Processing and Commercial Services at Pikitup, Angel Masia, said the organisation was focused on reducing the amount of waste generated and disposed of at landfill sites. Full story on southerncourier.co.za
“As Pikitup, we want to minimise waste and ultimately achieve zero waste,” Masia said.
Fleet expansion to boost efficiency
The newly unveiled compactor trucks will further support Pikitup’s waste collection operations, improving the organisation’s ability to collect and transport waste efficiently across the city.
The combination of improved recycling infrastructure and additional collection vehicles is expected to contribute towards a more sustainable waste management system, while supporting the role of recycling cooperatives in recovering valuable materials.
The initiative highlights the importance of collaboration between the City, Pikitup, recycling cooperatives and industry partners in finding practical solutions to Johannesburg’s growing waste management challenges.
