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You are at:Home»OUR TOWN»Turning a wasteland into a workplace Training co-ordinator at Umthathi Training Project Avuyile Bika holds up a bag of milk and juice cartons. Items with plastic lining, or layers, aren't accepted for recycling in Makhanda; however, they make good containers for planting seedlings and herbs. Photo: Sue Maclennan Turning a wasteland into a workplace “Most landfills separate their waste,” says Victoria Warner, CEO of Separation at Source (S@S), the company subcontracted by Mphele Engineers to manage the recycling operations at the Makhanda landfill during th...

Makhanda generates around 2.1kg of waste per person every day. Going by the last official population count that makes a staggering 172 326 kilograms a day, or 5 200 tons a month… close on 63 000 tons a year. For years and years, most of that has ended up in the Cradock Road landfill – the hellhole that has come close to seeing Makana Municipality’s chief accounting officer and political head behind bars. The municipal dump will never be heaven, but the good news for the town (and perhaps Makana’s Mayor and Municipal Manager) is that in just a few weeks, according to Mphele Engineer...