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Mossel Bay is probably the only town in the country that can boast with the exemplary distinction of having earned TWO Town of the Year awards and six clean municipal audits in a row, but this can change overnight if residents don’t start taking greater responsibility for their household and garden refuse.

Shocking photos of building material, household refuse and even sewerage dumped all over the place in certain neighbourhoods and informal settlements recently emphasised the severity of the problem.

The photos below were published in the Mossel Bay Advertiser of 23 February 2018, depicting the mess in certain areas in KwaNonqaba.

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While the Mossel Bay Municipality is busy negotiating effective long-term solutions for the waste management problems, an urgent appeal has been made to the public to actively engage in waste minimisation, namely composting of green/garden waste and recycling.

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Until the end of June 2018, only small amounts of garden refuse will be collected by the refuse trucks. The public is urged to dump all green/garden refuse at the Waste Facilities at Louis Fourie Road and Great Brak River. Very small quantities are also accepted at the Sonskynvallei Transfer Station, but the public is requested to rather dispose their garden/green waste at the two large Waste Facilities. The waste facility in Louis Fourie Road is on the N2 between the turn-offs to the Garden Route Casino and Dana Bay (on the left side of the road past the horse stables.)

The entrance to the Waste Facility for garden refuse on the N2 before the turn-off to Dana Bay.

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PRESS RELEASE: REFUSE COLLECTION/GARDEN WASTE

In the past Mossel Bay Municipality never officially removed garden refuse as part of their refuse collection service provided to the public. There are four types of waste that are generally produced, namely household/domestic/bulky waste, green/garden waste, builder’s rubble and hazardous waste. Mossel Bay Municipality`s tariffs that is annually approved by Council clearly states that a refuse unit for households is deemed as 2 refuse bags and specifically refer to domestic waste.

Plastic and other household rubbish are not supposed to be dumped with the garden waste, but this is what happens at the site for garden refuse . . .

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Domestic waste does not include green/garden waste. In the past the Municipality did remove smaller quantities (5 bags at most) of garden refuse bags (that were usually stored in black bags) from households at no extra charge as part of service delivery. The last few months this however got out of hand and the number of households that put out 10+ and up to 60 bags on a weekly basis increased drastically.

The effect of this increased numbers of garden refuse are as follows:

– Compactors that collect are specifically designed for household/domestic/bulky waste. The compactor compress the bags and the sticks, branches, etc from the garden refuse get into the mechanical parts of the compactor causing damage. The hydraulic arms have to work too hard and then the hydraulic pipes burst because of the pressure. These damages have to be repaired at great cost and almost a R100 000 have been spent since the beginning of the financial year on repairs of this nature.

– Besides the financial impact it also means that the compactor is out of service for a couple of weeks while being repaired resulting in service delivery that cannot take place as it is supposed to. Although there are 4 back-up compactors available the entire fleet can only handle so many break-downs and when 6 or more compactors are in for repairs it puts an enormous strain on delivering excellent service.

– Mowed grass is very heavy and the Municipality pays per tonnage waste dumped at the Waste Facility at PetroSA. The more tonnages are dumped, the more the Municipality pays which in the end have to be recovered when tariffs are increased annually to the expense of the public.

– At the new Regional Landfill Facility there will be separate cells for household/domestic/bulky waste and garden/green waste and will waste that is mixed or contaminated not be accepted. Home owners must separate their waste at the source, namely at home. This is also a condition of the Municipal By-Law.

– By disposing waste in an incorrect way (eg – green/garden refuse with household/domestic refuse) a person violates the Waste Management Act and is hefty fines and/or jail time applicable.

The Municipal By-law on Waste Management in section 7 states that the Municipality may remove garden waste at a cost from the occupier. Up to now the Municipality have not charged households for the removal of green/garden waste.

The Municipality once again urges the public to actively engage in waste minimisation, namely composting of green/garden waste and recycling.

The Municipality confirms that it is in the process of addressing this issue on a long term basis and confirms that small amounts of garden refuse will still be collected by the refuse trucks until the end of June 2018.

The public is however urged to dump all green/garden waste at the Waste Facilities at Louis Fourie Road and in Great Brak River. Very small quantities are also accepted at the Sonskynvallei Transfer Station, but the public is requested to rather dispose their garden/green waste at the two large Waste Facilities.

Also read:

Eden District Municipality in collaboration with Mossel Bay Municipality is rolling out a Household Composting Pilot Project in the Mossel Bay municipal area. Approximately 30% of all household waste being disposed of at a landfill site consists of organic waste that could potentially be diverted from landfill by means of household composting.

This pilot project will run for the duration of one year and the data collected will be used to motivate the extension of the project to all households in the Mossel Bay municipal area. Permanent residents in the Mossel Bay municipal area, specifically residing in Mossel Bay, Hartenbos, Little Brak River, Rheebok and Great Brak River are invited to apply for participation in the pilot project.

It must be noted that only thirty (30) households can be accommodated in the pilot project who will be provided with a composting container, a worm farm, a scale and data sheets. These thirty households will be randomly selected from the applications received. Applications must conform to the following minimum criteria in order to be selected:

1. Must reside permanently in the Mossel Bay municipal area for the duration of the pilot project (at least one year).
2. Must attend a training session regarding composting that will be held in Mossel Bay town.
3. Must participate in the pilot project and report organic waste quantities on a monthly basis for the duration of the pilot project (at least one year).
4. Must have a garden on the premises from which green waste is generated.
5. Must generate kitchen waste e.g. raw vegetable and fruit waste.

Application forms to participate in the pilot project are available on the Eden District Municipal website: www.wastemanagement.edendm.co.za or can be obtained from the Eden District Municipal offices, c/o Marlin and Sampson Street, Extension 23, Mossel Bay.

Application forms must be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or submitted to the Eden District Municipal offices in Mossel Bay by no later than 23 March 2018. For any enquiries please contact Wayne Odendaal on 044 693 0006.

https://www.mosselbayadvertiser.com/News/Article/General/rompslomp-kniehalter-streekstortingsterrein-201802220806


DIE KOSTE VAN ONWETTIGE ROMMELSTROOI

Tuesday, 06 February 2018, 08:01

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Mosselbaai se belastingbetalers kan sowat R15 miljoen per jaar bespaar word as rommel en afval nie onwettig gestort word nie.

MOSSELBAAI NUUS – Die toename in die bevolking, verbruikers se voedselbehoeftes en ander basiese benodighede, ook die newe-effekte van besoedeling en aardverwarming is faktore wat bydra tot toenames in die rommel wat deur huishoudings gestort word.

Hoewel Mosselbaai munisipaliteit, soos baie ander, hard werk om ‘n skoon dorp en omgewing te handhaaf, onder meer deur bewusmakingsveldtogte, laatnag-vullisverwyderingsinisiatiewe en gereelde opedae wat inwoners die geleentheid bied om van gevaarlike afval ontslae te raak, word veral gewone huishoudelike afval en bourommel steeds op oop vlaktes, in klowe, riviere, strate, op strande en in selfs stormwaterpype en -dreine onwettig gestort.

Nie net is dit onooglik en duur om te laat verwyder nie, maar dit kan ook gesondheidsrisikos meebring en ‘n beduidende impak op die dorp se toerisme en ekonomie hê.

Die munisipaliteit spandeer jaarliks derduisende rand om van onwettige afval ontslae te raak.

Wat weinig Mosselbaaiers besef, is dat hierdie uitgawes uit die belastingbetalers se sak kom.

Die onnodige uitgawes moet gedek word met geld wat beter aangewend kon word vir dienslewering en om broodnodige infrastruktuur te vestig.

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Ook bourommel word dikwels in openbare oop areas gestort en alle belastingbetalers moet betaal vir sommige inwoners se nalatige en onwettige optrede wanneer die munisipaliteit die rommel moet verwyder.

Uitgawes en koste

Die belastingbetalers betaal gereeld ekstra sodat afval wat onwettig gestort word, gepas verwyder kan word:

• Meer as R10m word jaar bestee aan die spanne wat die strate skoonhou. Dis sluit daarbenewens grassny ook in en dien as ‘n werkskeppingsprojek, maar die primêre oogmerk is om vullis en rommel te verwyder.
• Die spanne wat letterlik elke dag van die jaar die strande skoonmaak kos sowat R1,5m per jaar.
• Strate en stormwater het slegs in November 2017 meer as R40 000 spandeer om ‘n paar stormwaterkanale skoon te maak.
• Maandeliks beloop dit sowat R50 000 vir masjienerie om onwettige bourommel weg te ry. Spesiale skoonmaakprojekte gehad om ‘n paar klowe skoon te maak het meer as R400 000 gekos.
• Vir 2018/19 gaan die munisipaliteit uit op tender vir kontrakteurs wat die klowe, groenstroke en ander oop ruimtes van onwettige storting skoon te hou. Dit sluit nie die verwydering van indringerplante in nie. Sowat R1,5m word vir die projek vir die jaar voorsien.
• Kostes aan kontrakteurs wat help met vullisverwydering in ver-af of moeilike areas en om oopruimtes skoon te hou beloop honderduisende rand per jaar.
• In sekere areas het word massahouers (skips) voorsien vir die publiek se vuilgoedsakke. Die omgewing om hierdie houers is baie keer vuiler as binne-in. Die plasings en leegmaak van hierdie grootmaathouers beloop duisende rand.
• Verskeie skoonmaakveldtogte word per maand gehou in samewerking met die betrokke wykskomitees en die gemeenskap, Hierdie inisiatief bespaar wel kostes.
• ‘n Gemeenskapswerkskeppingsprojek word aangewend om mense aan te stel om sommige plekke skoon te maak. Uitgawes hieraan beloop meer as ‘n honderd duisend rand per jaar.

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Meer as R15m per jaar van belastingbetalers se hardverdiende geld kan bespaar word as afval of rommel nie onwettig gestort word nie. Die bedrag sluit nie die kostes van herstelwerk deur die rioolafdeling nie. Beperkte mannekrag en kapitaal dra ook by tot die hoë uitgawes en probleem.

“Dis belangrik dat inwoners besef dat daar baie ander prioriteite is waarop die geld beter spandeer sou kon word, onder meer

• die opgradering van strate, elektrisiteit en ander dienste;
• opgradering van sportfasiliteite op te gradeer;
• oprigting van nuwe speelparke;
• opgradering en instandhouding van gemeenskapsale; en
• die implementering van gemeenskappe se ontwikkelingsvoorstelle waarvoor in die GOP gevra word.

Die onus berus by gemeenskappe in die groter Mosselbaai en omgewing om hulle te weerhou van onwettige aktiwiteite en om enige voorvalle van onwettige storting van afval dadelik aan te meld (044 606 5000) of (SMS na 44802).

https://www.mosselbayadvertiser.com/News/Article/General/die-koste-van-onwettige-rommelstrooi-20180205

ROMMEL VERSWELG WOONGEBIED

Friday, 23 February 2018, 08:10

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Vullis omsoom letterlik ‘n skynbaar onwettige informele nedersetting in die buitewyke van Aslapark. Foto: Nickey le Roux

MOSSELBAAI NUUS – Anders as in die res van Mosselbaai, ontvang die inwoners van ‘n informele woongebied in die buitewyke van Aslapark na bewering nie gratis swartsakke nie en word hul vullis nie deur die owerhede verwyder nie.

Honderde mense woon hier in saamgeflanste wonings op die steil hange tussen Dubestraat en die N2.

Net agter Aslapark, waar die onwettige plakkery ooglopend en skynbaar ongestoord toeneem, skok tonele van hope rommel, vullis, selfs menslike uitskot, wat oor ‘n area van letterlik honderde meter die wonings omsoom.

Die huise is op die oog af oorwegend baie netjies. Die meer gevestigde strukture is mooi geverf en staan meerendeels in afgekampte erwe. In enkele tuine word groente verbou. Tussendeur wei beeste en loop talle honde rond.

Plek-plek is mans besig om grond gelyk te maak vir nog strukture, terwyl nóg ander halfgeboude strukture voltooiing nader.

Hier leef gesinne, ouers en hul kinders reeds vir etlike maande, tog word geen vullis amptelik verwyder nie.

Privaateiendom

Na wat verneem word, beset die mense privaateiendom en word die munisipaliteit ingevolge wetgewing nie toegelaat om dienste te voorsien nie.

Daar is egter ‘n paar tydelike toilette en gemeenskaplike krane op die naasliggende munisipale eiendom, wat die indruk by onwoners kan skep dat sommige munisipale dienste wel gedeeltelik gelewer word.

Volgens inwoners is die enkele toilette egter buite werking en word hulle dus geen ander keuse gelaat as om die onbewoonde beboste areas vir ablusie te gebruik nie.

Hier is tekens van ontlasting opsigtelik.

Tydens die Mossel Bay Advertiser se aanvanklike besoek aan die toneel is groot rotte tussen die hope vullis opgemerk, wat vrae laat ontstaan oor omgewingsgesondheid.

Daar is geen beligting nie. Na donker is dit veral vir kinders, vroue en ouer persone baie gevaarlik om alleen die bosse aan te durf om te ontlas.

Nie net skok die lewensomstandighede waaraan die inwoners onderwerp word nie, maar die impak van die vullis op die omgewing is merkbaar.

Die vullis is nie net beperk tot ‘n afgebakende area nie, plastieksakke en ander rommel is oor honderde meter oor die onbewoonde, onontwikkelde grond opmerklik.

Dit is op hierdie grond waar plaasdiere binne die munisipale grense toegelaat word. Daar is dus niks wat verhoed dat dié diere die plastiek inneem nie.

Dit is ook ‘n ope vraag wat die effek van die menslike uitskeidings is op die afvoerwater wat in die klofie in die munisipale stormwaterstelsels beland.

Uitbuiting

Dit blyk dat van die inwoners wat hulle tot hierdie area wend vir ‘n dak oor hul koppe, boonop gewetenloos uitgebuit word deur “entrepreneurs” wat piepklein plakkerstrukture oprig en teen bedrae van sowat R350 per maand verhuur. Anders as wat owerhede berig, is dit nie net buitelandse burgers wat daar woon nie. Tydens die Advertiser se besoek het ‘n Afrikaanse vrou, oorspronklik van Riversdal, gesê sy woon reeds sowat drie weke in een van die “huurhuise”.

Na wat verneem word, is die owerhede besig om met die grondeienaar oor die onhoudbare situasie te onderhandel.

Groenstroke

Die probleem van vullis in groenstroke en ander openbare oopruimtes is as ‘n ernstige probleem geïdentifiseer en dit is ook reeds op die rampbestuursadviesforum bespreek, berig die munisipale direkteur van gemeenskapsdienste, mev Elize Nel.

“Ons het besluit om ‘n diensverskaffer spesifiek daarvoor aan te stel aangesien die werk moeiliker en moontlik gevaarliker as bloot net strate skoonmaak is.”

In baie gevalle is daar ontlasting en selfs dooie diere gevind wat ander risiko’s inhou. Wetgewing vereis dat die hantering van sodanige afval ingevolge sekere gesondheidsaspekte gedoen moet word.

“Ons eerste uitdaging was om te bepaal onder wie die funksie moes val, want dit raak meer as een afdeling. Daar is besluit dat afvalbestuursafdeling dit sal hanteer."

“Die volgende uitdaging was dat daar nie vir so iets begroot is nie en moes daar eers fondse gekry word."

“Dit is nou gedoen en ons het op ‘n formele, geslote kwotasie uitgegaan om ‘n paar areas nog in hierdie finansiële jaar skoon te maak."

“Daarna sal die jaartender sal van 1 Julie af in plek wees. Die munisipaliteit het onlangs die makro- en mikrostruktuur hersien en daar is spesifiek op die organigram van die afvalbestuursafdeling voorsiening gemaak vir personeel wat hierdie funksie gaan behartig."

“Daar is voorts begroot om die poste te vul wanneer die nuwe organigram geïmplementeer word."

“Dit verhoed ons egter nie om intussen daaraan aandag te gee nie en gaan ons voort binne die beskikbare fondse vir hierdie finansiële jaar,” aldus direkteur Nel."

https://www.mosselbayadvertiser.com/News/Article/General/rommel-verswelg-woongebied-201802220427

 

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