Zibi to help in the fight against littering and dumping Zibi, the ‘rubbish eating ostrich’ affectionately remembered by many of us, has been given a new lease on life by the City of Cape Town’s Solid Waste Department, which is going to use him to influence a whole new generation of Capetonians.
More >> Solid Waste Management's online baseline studyThe Solid Waste Management Department, in association with members of the electronics and lighting industries, is undertaking a baseline study about electronic waste in South Africa. However, they lack private consumer data, and would therefore appreciate it if you take part in their online questionnaire:
http://fs19.formsite.com/ewaste/form632409915/index.htmlIt will only take you about 10 minutes, but would provide them with important information. Please send this link to as many South Africans as possible.
City of Cape Town Draft Integrated Waste Management By-law: Public Participation Invitation
The provision of services and the regulation of all activities regarding waste are essential in terms of Local government and Environmental statutes. The City of Cape Town has drafted an Integrated Waste Management (IWM) By-law, to meet these objectives. More >>
Cape Town cleans up with national award
The drive to keep Cape Town clean will be boosted by the R1-million in prize money the City
took home for being judged the cleanest metro in a competition run by the Department
of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. More >>
New separation programme sorts waste at source
In many of Cape Town’s residential areas, it’s become much easier to “think twice” about
putting out the rubbish. That’s because residents can now put out two different waste
containers: their usual “wheelie” bin; and a clear plastic bag for dry, recyclable waste.
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City’s waste minimisation summit attracts senior industry and business managers
More than 100 senior industry and business managers attended the City’s waste
minimisation summit in Cape Town in April, in order to identify common issues that need
creative and co-ordinated solutions to minimise waste and its effects on our precious
resources. More >>
Proposed new landfill sites
Two new sites are being considered: one is south of Atlantis within the Koeberg nuclear
exclusion zone, and the other is at Kalbaskraal near Philadelphia. More >>