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17 July 2026
The City of Cape Town is pleased to advise residents that the Killarney Community Recycling Centre, formerly known as the Killarney Drop-off facility, will resume full operations.
12 July 2026
Steenberg residents have supported WESSA's partnership with the City by becoming custodians of the Sandvlei Catchment and advocating for water resilience in their neighbourhood.
08 June 2026
The Killarney Community Recycling Centre (CRC) is currently allowing residents and businesses to each drop off one load of soft garden greens
26 May 2026
On Friday, 22 May 2026, International Biodiversity Day, the City of Cape Town’s Biodiversity Management Department held its annual Carbon-Smart Skills Development Programme graduation ceremony
16 May 2026
One of the City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate’s 2026 grant funding recipients, Bantubanye Community Development, is helping residents in Khayelitsha.
06 May 2026
The City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management (UWM) Directorate has reopened Hout Bay and Prince George Drive Community Recycling Centres
01 May 2026
In light of Workers’ Day, the City of Cape Town is highlighting its successful partnership with the National Business Initiative (NBI) to expand opportunities for unemployed youth through the Installation, Repair and Maintenance (IRM) Programme.
24 April 2026
The City’s Urban Waste Management Directorate advises residents that waste collection will continue on the upcoming public holidays
10 April 2026
Residents are encouraged to plan their visits accordingly and to comply with site restrictions to ensure safe and efficient operations at all facilities.
01 April 2026
Residents should also leave bins out until 21:00 each night to ensure collection
30 March 2026
The City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management Directorate will implement temporary measures affecting garden waste drop-off services
27 March 2026
Hout Bay and Wynberg Drop-off facilities are unable to accept garden waste until further notice.
03 March 2026
The work is being undertaken proactively as the City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management Directorate prepares the facility for the upcoming winter rainfall season
09 February 2026
Recently, the City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate marked an important milestone in strengthening its collaboration with non-profit organisations.
26 January 2026
The City is calling on Cape Town residents, especially the youth, to help reduce plastic waste as we commemorate World Environmental Education Day on Monday, 26 January 2026.
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.
22 December 2025
Green waste removal clients are advised that Killarney Drop-off is not currently able to accept any loads of garden waste
04 November 2025
Extensive infrastructure upgrades, proactive maintenance and environmental monitoring continue to form part of the City’s long-term plan to restore the Milnerton Lagoon.
Did you know, home composting has been shown to reduce the prevalence of pests and rats.
16 October 2025
Today on World Food Day, Thursday, 16 October, the City’s Public Empowerment and Development Department and Western Cape Government’s Community Development Worker (CDW) Programme, launched the Food Gardens Project.
07 October 2025
The City’s home composting initiative is continuing to provide residents with composting bins with new locations announced for October.
23 September 2025
The City marks the strides made to curb carbon emissions and human-induced climate change through its organic waste diversion pilot projects.
12 September 2025
The City of Cape Town’s commitment to organic waste diversion took another step forward today as residents in Khayelitsha received home composting containers
28 August 2025
Mamre, Khayelitsha, Plumstead, Tokai and Eerste Rivier residents can claim a compost bin in September. Remember, only 250 bins will be available at each session.
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.
21 August 2025
Organic waste that ends up in landfill contributes greatly to global warming by producing methane gas
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
01 July 2025
The City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management Directorate advises residents that there will be a minor disruption in recycling collection services in some areas
25 June 2025
Recently 300 containers were handed out during a Mayor’s Service Blitz event in the Kensington and Maitland communities
24 June 2025
The City of Cape Town will be conducting repairs and upgrades at several City drop-off sites during July and August 2025
18 June 2025
The repairs and maintenance of the City’s rivers, canals and waterways take place across the City all year round.
30 April 2025
The City’s Urban Waste Management Directorate has collected over 550 000 kgs of organic food waste through its pilot projects over almost two years, to help protect the environment and free up landfill space.
08 April 2025
The City advises residents that flooding and heavy rainfall could cause delays in the refuse collection service. Various drop-off sites have also been affected.
02 April 2025
The City currently manages about 2,1 million tonnes of waste annually, with about 31,53% of this waste currently diverted from landfill
24 March 2025
The better.bellville.together programme
19 December 2024
Hotel Verde’s journey to achieving Net Zero Waste was guided by two core strategies - sustainable purchasing policy and waste separation and composting.
18 December 2024
This festive season let’s all work together to not let food go to waste so we can help protect ourselves from its negative effects in terms of climate change.
28 November 2024
#SpringCleanCT campaign
08 September 2024
The construction of the City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management Directorate’s Material Recovery Facility (MRF) at the Coastal Park landfill is on track.
02 September 2024
This community-driven initiative is part of the City’s Mayoral Urban Regeneration Programme (MURP) aimed at fostering sustainable and integrated communities.
07 August 2024
Water and Sanitation's 2024/25 total budget of R18 billion for the upcoming financial year speaks volumes.
27 July 2024
Recent unprecedented rain has seen the City’s dam levels increase to over 99%. This excessive rain has also been putting strain on the sewer and wastewater systems because of the extra stormwater entering the pipes, and contributing to sewer overflows. City teams are continuing with proactive measures, which were also implemented leading up to winter, to help reduce sewer blockages and overflows. Residents can also help prevent stormwater from entering the sewers illegally.
24 July 2024
The City achieved one of its top priorities, to combat water pollution during the 2023/2024 financial year, by installing eight waste interceptors in rivers and waterways across the city.
11 July 2024
Unfortunately, widespread disruption to the City’s waste management system and service delays are expected for the rest of the week due to storm impacts.
10 June 2024
From Monday, 3 June, to Sunday, 9 June 2024, Water and Sanitation maintenance teams responded to 2 799 sewer blockages.
05 June 2024
The City of Cape Town’s Environmental Management Department bid a sad, yet exciting, farewell to a cohort of 56 Kader Asmal Skills Development Programme graduates.
04 June 2024
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate wants to inform the public of long-term future potential alternatives for treating effluent discharged from the marine outfalls at Green Point, Camps Bay and Hout Bay.
28 May 2024
The better. bellville. together. is a City-funded place-making initiative and a pioneering endeavour dedicated to revitalising the Bellville region.
06 May 2024
They launched the Lingomso ‘Our Future’ project aimed to help school children enhance their creativity and improve communication and motor skills.
03 May 2024
With the alarming rate at which organic waste is filling up landfills and contributing to climate change.
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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