Transfer stations

Where distances for internal and external refuse collection service providers are too far to travel, they may make use of a transfer station to offload waste.

Athlone Refuse Transfer Station (ARTS)	Athlone Refuse Transfer Station (ARTS)	Off Bunga Avenue, Settlers Way, Athlone		<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Transfer%20Stations%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	GP0\|#c461499f-12fd-4cb6-85a2-33404319df94;L0\|#0c461499f-12fd-4cb6-85a2-33404319df94\|Athlone Refuse Transfer Station (ARTS);GTSet\|#ef3a64a2-d764-44bc-9d69-3a63d3fadea1;GPP\|#7ca04583-e5bc-4262-82d6-c41cd71c0d4a;GPP\|#333e885d-b9f5-4bc5-829d-300dfe3031a1;GPP\|#64d73004-9150-4827-be34-f466e2b3ace1;GPP\|#245ec7aa-a528-4cd3-bcac-597c292db711;GP0\|#04529dde-c7e8-4589-a4a9-371ff4441475;L0\|#004529dde-c7e8-4589-a4a9-371ff4441475\|Athlone Refuse Transfer Station (ARTS);GPP\|#046dcc8a-398a-4599-8467-3cd71d7d3d05;GPP\|#655e197e-f24f-4a63-870b-a5d55e45b0cd;GPP\|#8bb8db0d-a5d3-45c0-8384-866f69352b75;GPP\|#af370586-9ba3-404a-9d6e-02066ca42752;GP0\|#6fccd4f5-9a5e-4f01-b09f-c7b81e1d08f6;L0\|#06fccd4f5-9a5e-4f01-b09f-c7b81e1d08f6\|Athlone Refuse Transfer Station (ARTS);GPP\|#8d29f2da-7d56-411f-9585-3e5c1facd338;GPP\|#b75e8808-5e1d-4ac2-89d9-9be9c6d7fe36;GPP\|#43b5188d-51f0-456e-afea-600416b4486d;GPP\|#e88ff549-973f-4e3c-a46c-cfbe61bd6a24;GP0\|#f2160f9c-9e81-4efd-8f20-ce054b1cee61;L0\|#0f2160f9c-9e81-4efd-8f20-ce054b1cee61\|Athlone Refuse Transfer Station (ARTS);GPP\|#80ffda10-40ef-49a7-b180-0ef14e53ebbb;GPP\|#13c9f643-509b-4e00-8886-1adf8326ad9c;GPP\|#29692c72-a9c9-4f12-8d08-519df8de66f6;GPP\|#c529c1ac-1f8d-48ae-8079-d34f4dae9c57	GP0\|#3eda383a-caa2-4bc6-b428-6c9c434aa6a3;L0\|#03eda383a-caa2-4bc6-b428-6c9c434aa6a3\|General waste disposal facilties;GTSet\|#4be4596d-cdfe-41f7-a569-9d9c4e16c716;GP0\|#98270e52-c9be-4267-84dc-75762ac4f9fd;L0\|#098270e52-c9be-4267-84dc-75762ac4f9fd\|Low to medium hazardous waste disposal facilities;GP0\|#f2b3cb2f-3a5d-446b-a938-46c2a39b8d04;L0\|#0f2b3cb2f-3a5d-446b-a938-46c2a39b8d04\|Recycling facilities;GP0\|#4c970cf1-6b3f-462b-8c31-e4fd55fb02c6;L0\|#04c970cf1-6b3f-462b-8c31-e4fd55fb02c6\|Transfer station
Swartklip Refuse Transfer Station (SRTS)	Swartklip Refuse Transfer Station (SRTS)	Portion 5 of the farm, Drift Sands, No 544, Swartklip		<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Transfer%20Stations%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />	GP0\|#c6e4e2ae-490a-4853-8a18-3e6588db5ca5;L0\|#0c6e4e2ae-490a-4853-8a18-3e6588db5ca5\|Swartklip Refuse Transfer Station (SRTS);GTSet\|#ef3a64a2-d764-44bc-9d69-3a63d3fadea1;GPP\|#7ca04583-e5bc-4262-82d6-c41cd71c0d4a;GPP\|#333e885d-b9f5-4bc5-829d-300dfe3031a1;GPP\|#64d73004-9150-4827-be34-f466e2b3ace1;GPP\|#245ec7aa-a528-4cd3-bcac-597c292db711;GP0\|#be71964d-fa5e-4aec-ae0e-de409ab3363c;L0\|#0be71964d-fa5e-4aec-ae0e-de409ab3363c\|Swartklip Refuse Transfer Station (SRTS);GPP\|#80ffda10-40ef-49a7-b180-0ef14e53ebbb;GPP\|#13c9f643-509b-4e00-8886-1adf8326ad9c;GPP\|#29692c72-a9c9-4f12-8d08-519df8de66f6;GPP\|#c529c1ac-1f8d-48ae-8079-d34f4dae9c57;GP0\|#e27b3d5f-e67b-4a9a-be38-7067f158d414;L0\|#0e27b3d5f-e67b-4a9a-be38-7067f158d414\|Swartklip Refuse Transfer Station (SRTS);GPP\|#046dcc8a-398a-4599-8467-3cd71d7d3d05;GPP\|#655e197e-f24f-4a63-870b-a5d55e45b0cd;GPP\|#8bb8db0d-a5d3-45c0-8384-866f69352b75;GPP\|#af370586-9ba3-404a-9d6e-02066ca42752;GP0\|#15afaf02-9931-4874-94be-93e733a355e8;L0\|#015afaf02-9931-4874-94be-93e733a355e8\|Swartklip Refuse Transfer Station (SRTS);GPP\|#8d29f2da-7d56-411f-9585-3e5c1facd338;GPP\|#b75e8808-5e1d-4ac2-89d9-9be9c6d7fe36;GPP\|#43b5188d-51f0-456e-afea-600416b4486d;GPP\|#e88ff549-973f-4e3c-a46c-cfbe61bd6a24

Recreation and Parks expands fleet with new cherry pickers

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2025-11-15T22:00:00Z

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11/17/2025 6:55:18 AM

ShotSpotter areas drive firearm confiscations

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2025-11-15T22:00:00Z

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2025-11-15T22:00:00Z

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11/17/2025 6:53:30 AM

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2025-11-27T22:00:00Z

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11/28/2025 11:54:19 AM

Winter Readiness Programme Advert (Afrikaans)

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