Update on City’s drop-off facilities during Level 2
10 September 2020
The City of Cape Town encourages residents to drop off waste items such as clean recyclables and garden refuse, at our open drop off-facilities. Revised operating times and services offered at the various facilities are detailed below or on the City’s website. Landscaping contractors/garden service companies should please note updates on the availability of a chipping service.
The City of Cape Town thanks residents who use our drop-off facilities, a number of which were re-opened at the start of Alert Level 3, and for adhering to the COVID-19 protocols. As of 1 September 2020, and in line with the further eased restrictions of Alert Level 2, more facilities are now open.
Greens chipping services:
The new greens chipping contract has been finalised and it is anticipated that the contractors will be on site by the end of this week.
In the interim, the garden refuse at the drop-off facilities will be contained in skips and no chipping will be taking place until the new contractors are on site. We therefore request that all residents and businesses reduce the generation of green waste during this period, reduce the size of the branches before disposal or find alternative users for the material to assist with space constraints at City facilities.
Loaders are on site to compress the stock-piled greens in order to make space for the incoming volumes.
Wynberg drop-off facility closed to landscaping/gardening companies:
Due to the limited space available, disposal of clean garden waste at this facility is currently closed for landscaping/gardening companies. Only residents are currently permitted to bring garden refuse (NB -excluding tree trunks and branches), to the Wynberg drop-off facility,
Limited space is due to the current upgrade of the garden refuse section. The upgrade will improve operations on site and increase capacity. Construction is scheduled for completion in 12 months’ time. We ask that residents please bear with us while this process is under way.
Garden services and businesses are requested to make use of the alternative drop-off facilities in the interim:
Spine Road, Mitchells Plain
Bellville Landfill, off Sacks Circle,
Swartklip Transfer Station, Swartklip Road
Coastal Park Landfill, Baden Powell Drive
Vissershok Landfill, N7
Athlone refuse transfer station drop-off
Please note that there will be no cost for landscaping/gardening companies dropping off garden waste at the transfer stations and landfill facilities, provided that the loads are within the 1,5 ton carrying capacity restriction. These loads must not include waste materials (such as bricks, sand, animal origin), other than garden greens. If loads exceed the 1,5 ton capacity, or are contaminated by rubble/general litter, users will be required to purchase disposal coupons at our cash offices before being allowed to use the landfill.
All other drop-off activities at Wynberg drop-off are operating as normal.
Update on drop-off facilities that are open:
Please see below the list of 24 drop-off facilities that are operational, and what is accepted.
| DROP-OFF FACILITIES OPEN | | GARAGE WASTE | CLEAN BUILDER'S RUBBLE | CLEAN GARDEN WASTE | RECYCLABLES |
Operating times Monday to Saturday: 09:30 to 17:00 Sundays and Public Holidays
9:00 to 13:00 | | Residents only | All users | Residents and garden service/landscaping companies (No chipping services currently available) | All users |
| 1. | Atlantis, Dassenberg Rd (Limited Capacity Available) | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 2. | Athlone Refuse Transfer Station General Drop-off facility, Bhunga Avenue | YES | This section of the facility remains closed. | Currently closed to gardening/landscaping companies. Limited capacity available for residents | This section of the facility remains closed. |
| 3. | Bellville Refuse Transfer Station, off Sacks Circle Bellville | | X | X | YES |
| 4. | Bellville Landfill, off Sacks Circle Bellville | X | YES | YES | X |
| 5. | Coastal Park Landfill, Baden Powell Drive, Muizenberg | YES | YES | YES | X |
| 6. | De Grendel, Cnr 5th Avenue and Bertie Genade Str, Parow (Limited Capacity Available) | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 7. | Faure, Old Faure Road, Eerste River | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 8. | Gordon's Bay, Sir Lowry's Pass Road | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 9. | Hout Bay, Main Rd, Near Mandela Road | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 10. | Induland, Induland Ave, Hanover Park | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 11. | Kensington, Dapper Rd (Limited Capacity Available) | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 12. | Killarney, Potsdam Rd | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 13. | Kommetjie, Kommetjie Rd | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 14. | Kraaifontein Waste Management Facility, Cnr Maroela and Sandringham Rds | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 15. | Mitchells Plain, Spine Rd | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 16. | Ravensmead, Industrial Ring Rd | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 17. | Retreat, Tenth Avenue | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 18. | Schaapkraal, Old Schaapkraal Rd | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 19. | Sea Point, Tramway Rd | X | X | X | YES |
| 20. | Simon's Town, Blue Waters Close | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 21. | Swartklip, Swartklip Rd, Mitchells Plain | X | X | YES | YES |
| 22. | Tygerdal, Orange Street | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 23. | Vissershok Landfill Site, Frankdale Road, Off N7, Table View | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 24. | Welgelegen, Akademie Street | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| 25. | Woodstock, Beach Rd | YES | YES | X | YES |
| 26. | Wynberg, Rosmead Ave | YES | YES | YES
(residents only) | YES |
The City has taken a decision to limit the number of drop-offs reopened in order to have backup capacity in the event of a facility needing to be temporarily closed for decontamination. They are also being used as satellite depots for refuse collection vehicles to minimise contact among teams who would normally report to a central depot.
To reduce the spread of the virus, we will apply a strict ‘no mask, no entry rule’ at all City facilities. All visitors to our disposal facilities will be subjected to screening.
Logging service requests:
Residents are encouraged to submit service requests for Solid Waste Management using the following channels:
For more information on City services, including revenue offices, please visit this link.
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City of Cape Town, Media Office
