WASTE MANAGEMENT

SERVICES

In terms of Schedule 5B of the Constitution of South Africa

(Act 108 of 1996), waste management is a local government

competence that must be executed to protect human and

environmental health (Constitution, S.24).

The statutory obligation of local government is framed by the

Local Government Municipal Systems Act (Act No. 32 of

2000), or MSA.

The Council recognizes that waste generation occurs either

through processes where people, business or industrial

entities are involved and are able to control the outcome, or

when disasters, accidents, or natural processes produce

waste.

1.WASTE MANAGEMENT –

DOMESTIC REFUSE

COLLECTION AND

TRANSPORTATION

2.LANDFILL + REFUSE

TRANSFER STATION

3.REDUCE,RE-USE and

RECYCLE.

AWARENESS CREATION

4.GARDEN REFUSE/BUILDERS

RUBBLE/ILLEGAL DUMPING

5.TRANSPORTATION OF WASTE

TO PETRO SA

6.CHALLANGES

1.WASTE MANAGEMENT – DOMESTIC REFUSE COLLECTION

AND TRANSPORTATION

• The collection of household refuse-or the lack thereof – is one of the most powerful visual benchmarks a municipalities service can be assessed.

• Bitou Municipality currently uses a split bag system for separation at source. Household put a black bag at kerb side on the day of domestic refuse collection and a grey/clear bag of recyclable material the day after normal collections.

• Currently all areas is receiving collection once a week and during peak season (Dec/Jan) the Municipality is rendering double collections due to a influx of visitors.

• During these periods (Dec/Jan) the Waste Management Section double in staff and create additional job opportunities. Staff work shifts till 8pm to cope with collection demand

2.LANDFILL

• Disposal of Municipal solid waste in

Plettenberg Bay is practices at the Robberg

Landfill site in accordance with all the

relevant legislation.

• The existing site which is currently in use

has reached it capacity in terms of the

volume (life span)

• Waste will soon be transported to PetroSA

(Regional Landfill Site) in MosselBay as

feasibility studies indicated that there is no

alternative disposal facility in the area.

• A service provider has already been

appointed for the containerization and

transportation waste.

• The Temporary Transfer Station was

constructed in-house

• LANDFILL SITE CLOSURE

• Final Basic Assessment Report is currently

out for comment

• Comments to be collated and report to be

send to DEADP FOR THE ISSUING OF A

Waste Licence for Closure

• Pre- laminary closure designs done

2.LANDFILL/REFUSE TRANSFER STATION

REFUSE TRANSFER STATION PLAN + SURVEYED LANDFILL SITE

• ROD - Approval received for the

construction of Refuse Transfer Station

• Tender documents is completed for the

Refuse Transfer Station

• Final approval for the N2 intersection has

been received from SANRAL

• Site developed to cater for composting

facility as well as recycling

3.REDUCE,RE-USE and RECYCLE /AWARENESS CREATION

• The municipality placed the following advertisement as part of their awareness campaign

• A tender is currently being advertised for prospective service providers for the rendering of

collection of recyclable material in all residential townships with the Bitou Municipal Area. Part of

the tender specifications is that the tenderer should educate the public through school campaigns

and news paper articles and that buy back centers should be opened in previously disadvantage

areas

4.GARDEN REFUSE/BUILDERS RUBBLE/ILLEGAL DUMPING

• Drop – off facilities for garden refuse and

builders rubble have been identified in all

areas and is currently being dealt with in

terms of Waste Management Regulations

(EIA process)

• These site will only be used as drop- off

facilities As part of the ROD for the Refuse

Transfer Station composting will be done on

site

• Builders rubble is still a problem as we do

not have a site for disposal.

• Illegal dumping – one of the most common

problems within our Municipal area. People

have the tendency of dumping on every

corner although a collection service is being

provided.

• The Municipality opted to go on tender for

community based contractors to clean

previously disadvantage area.

• Contractors will be paid per task completed

5.TRANSPORTATION OF WASTE TO PETRO SA

1. Bitou Municipality appointed Bitou Civils

through a competitive bidding process for

the transportation of Waste to PetroSA

(Mosselbay)

2. Waste will be transported uncompact in

containers per road to the regional waste

facility

3. Municipality will need to intensify recycling

initiatives to minimize the amount of waste

being transported hence the fact that a

tender has been advertised for a service

provider

4. Alternative option need to be looked at

5. Cost implication to Council +/- R2.2M per

year for the transportation of waste.

6.CHALLANGES

1. COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION

• Communities not putting out refuse on time

that results in illegal dumping

• Aging of existing fleet – fleet not reliable and

needs to be replaced

2. LANDFILL/REFUSE TRANSFER STATION

• Budget for construction of RTS

• Neighboring home owners

3. REDUCE,RE-USE and RECYCLE.

AWARENESS CREATION

• Getting all communities involved as specially

the previous disadvantage areas

• Need the support of business people

• Opening buy back centers areas

4. GARDEN REFUSE/BUILDERS

RUBBLE/ILLEGAL DUMPING

• Getting the co operation of communities

• Enforcing the waste by-laws

5. TRANSPORTATION OF WASTE TO

PETROSA

• Outstanding info from service provider

before Municipality can start transporting

waste

• Thank You Very Much Ladies and Gentlemen