Sandton City partners with Pikitup to implement seperation at source programme
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The quest to ensure that the City of Johannesburg preserves the lifespan of its remaining landfill sites and increase the economic benefits of the recycling industry to create jobs and other by-products has seen the establishment of a partnership between Pikitup and Exellerate Managed Services.
Exellerate Managed Services Precinct Management is responsible for managing business in the Sandton areas and ensuring that the area is spotlessly clean.
The partnership has also resulted in Exellerate Managed Services Precinct Management embracing the separation at source programme and committing to overseeing the effective implementation of the programme by businesses in the Sandton area.
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Harbour waters getting worse, quicklyâ
By Duncan Guy
Durban - Pollution in Durban waters from stormwater drains and rivers is âgetting worse, quicklyâ.
Renowned angler Wally Watt is not alone in this thinking and like-minded DA PR councillor Shamendri Sewshankar is motivating a meeting of all stakeholders at the harbour âto sit around a table and hammer out a way forwardâ.
âWeâve got to start cleaning it up. Every time there is heavy rain there is a floating sea of pollution. Itâs pathetic,â she told the Independent on Saturday.
Filth from stormwater drains and the three rivers that feed in to Durban harbour creates an eyesore at the yacht mole. Picture: Supplied.
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Pikitup
Overview
PIKITUP is the City s official waste management service provider and as such it is responsible for keeping the city clean and preserving an attractive and hygienic environment for residents and visitors.
Pikitup services the entire 1 625km² that is Johannesburg, collecting and disposing of 1,4 million tons of domestic waste generated by the city s 3,2 million citizens every year.
It also offers commercial services to some 17 000 businesses in the city.
The utility cleans and sweeps approximately 9 000 kilometres of
streets within Joburg s seven regions. Littering alone costs Johannesburg R74-million a year while illegal dumping costs another R80-million.
The company owns 12 waste management depots strategically located throughout the city, 33 garden refuse sites, four landfill sites and one incinerator. All its landfill sites comply with permit requirements and are licensed by the national Department of Water Affairs and Forestry.