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23 July 2026
The City of Cape Town’s 2026/27 budget has set aside R488 million for equipment and infrastructure used for waste management
21 July 2026
More than 200 bags of waste have been removed, over 20 stormwater drains cleared and hundreds of residents reached through a City-funded community project
03 June 2026
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate continues to support community-based organisations working to restore and protect local waterways and wetlands
15 May 2026
Our waste collection teams have shown incredible dedication and resilience, working through challenging conditions to ensure that services continue
07 May 2026
The City encourages residents and road users to report blocked stormwater drains ahead of the heavy winter rains
23 April 2026
The City would like to thank the many community groups who have taken the initiative to organise community-led clean-up events in their areas.
27 January 2026
The Cool Spaces pilot forms part of the City of Cape Town’s broader heat response initiative, offering residents a safe, cool environment during periods of extreme heat.
23 January 2026
From 1 February 2026 the Think Twice Recycling Service in the northern surburbs will take place on the same day as general refuse collections in these areas.
15 January 2026
As schools reopen, the is encouraging learners, parents, teachers and schools to place waste reduction and environmental responsibility at the centre of school life.
17 December 2025
Cape Town’s beaches are among our city’s greatest assets.
11 November 2025
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Alderman Grant Twigg, joined the new Highway Cleaning Unit as they began duties.
23 August 2025
One team's efforts in particular have stood out - the Anti-Land Invasion Unit's B Shift impounded 25 trucks in Dunoon and Mfuleni.
23 July 2025
The City is pleased to report that our home composting programme continues to create fertile ground for compost culture to take root in Cape Town
27 May 2025
The LSR-CMF is the seventh catchment management forum operating within the city
01 April 2025
Council recently approved Cape Town’s first Waste Strategy. This proactive game plan outlines the City’s approach over the next 10 years to manage waste more effectively and sustainably, in collaboration with all Cape Town stakeholders, to help create a cleaner Cape Town for all.
20 February 2025
Keeping our communities clean is everyone’s responsibility and there’s no better way to spread this message than through the minds of Cape Town’s impressionable youth.
14 January 2025
The City of Cape Town is bringing anti-litter messaging back to the airwaves with a new TV and digital media ad campaign.
27 October 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Recreation and Parks Department announced the successful conclusion of the Maclear’s Beacon Hiking Challenge 2024.
22 October 2024
As part of the annual #SpringCleanCT campaign, the City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management Directorate is encouraging residents to team up with the City in the fight against illegal dumping.
17 October 2024
The estimated R50 million project is in the final stages of the detailed design phase, with construction planned to start in November 2025.
13 October 2024
Last month, the City of Cape Town extended the commenting period for the draft Code of Conduct for the Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve (WANR) to 31 October 2024
20 September 2024
CCTV cameras have long been a staple in the City's basket of crime prevention tools.
06 September 2024
The City of Cape Town has extended the commenting period for the draft Code of Conduct for the Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve (WANR) with 30 days until 31 October 2024
05 September 2024
02 September 2024
The City of Cape Town is calling on residents, adventure sport operators, and all other stakeholders to comment on the draft Code of Conduct for the Witzands Aquifer Nature Reserve (WANR).
29 August 2024
Dunoon is currently experiencing intensive illegal dumping linked to extreme population density, with knock-on effects on community health and the environment.
09 June 2024
Recently the City’s UWM Public Awareness team had a series of interventions targeting spaza shops, informing them of their legal obligations around waste management, and encouraging waste minimisation.
22 April 2024
World Earth Day celebrated at tree planting event
11 April 2024
The City has already jet-cleaned a record 230km of sewer-lines ahead of this winter, far exceeding the 200km target.
08 April 2024
The City together with Rusthof Neighbourhood Watch and the Keep Rusthof forum spent Saturday, 6 April 2024, raising awareness in the Rusthof community about the impact of waste on the environment.
18 March 2024
The City's Urban Waste Management (UWM) Directorate is happy to report that Bingo, our beloved anti-litter mascot, is having a very productive Global Recycling Day
08 March 2024
This week the City's anti-litter mascot, Bingo visited Temperance Town Primary School in Gordon’s Bay to spread the anti-littering message.
City's enforcement agencies issued fines for illegal dumping and littering
04 March 2024
The City of Cape Town's Urban Waste Management Waste Awareness Team visited iKhwezilesizwe Primary School in Khayelitsha.
18 February 2024
Law Enforceement officers asssiting schools to create a safe environment
15 February 2024
Bingo continues to capture the imagination of audiences at public appearances.
06 February 2024
Their devotion is reflected in the increasing number of fines being issued for littering, dumping and other waste management violations
13 December 2023
The City’s Cleansing teams are working hard to keep Cape Town’s popular visitor areas clean this festive season.
03 December 2023
The City's Public Awareness, Communication and Education (PACE) Team, and Bingo the anti-litter mascot, are visiting various beaches as part of the City’s Festive Season Waste Awareness Programme.
31 October 2023
Bingo was out and about today with Alderman Grant Twigg, at the Cuddley Bears ECD centre in Kraaifontein, to commend the children and highlight their efforts to clean their community.
24 October 2023
The Urban Waste Management (UWM) Directorate's new mascot, Bingo, has already intrigued the young minds of learners at several schools in Cape Town.
13 October 2023
The City of Cape Town's #SpringCleanCT campaign is an effort to galvanise Cape Town residents against the problems of littering and dumping.
08 October 2023
Alderman Grant Twigg joined Bingo the anti-litter mascot at Delft Library on Friday, 6 October, to spread the word on the dangers of littering and dumping.
04 October 2023
The City of Cape Town is pleased to report that the number of fines issued for illegal dumping and littering is currently on an upward trend due to good work by the UWM By-law Enforcement Unit.
20 September 2023
The #SpringCleanCT campaign aims to mobilise communities against illegal dumping and littering.
14 September 2023
World Clean-up Day and the City's #SpringCleanCT campaign
13 September 2023
Cape Town’s new anti-litter mascot, Bingo, is hitting the campaign trail to schools as part of the annual #SpringCleanCT campaign for 2023.
01 September 2023
Close to 200 000 additional bags of litter were collected across Cape Town last year as part of joint spring clean-up campaign efforts by the City, residents, civil society, schools, and businesses.
30 July 2023
The City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management (UWM) By-law Enforcement officers enjoyed a fruitful two months.
23 June 2023
Our City’s new mascot name will be Bingo
7 August - 11 September 2026, Vasco Estate (Goodwood)
The Recreation and Parks Department is responsible for 201 Civic Centres, including Community Halls, Centres, Recreation Hubs and Multi-purpose centres around the metro.
The City of Cape Town today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA), establishing a multi-year strategic partnership to expand skills development
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The Killarney Drop-off facility accepts clean, garage or garden waste, recyclables and ru...
3 August - 4 September 2026
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