The Waste Management Division is composed of the following sections:
• Waste Management Operations (Regions 1, 2, 5 and 7)
• Waste Management Operations (Regions 3, 4 and 6)
• Waste Removal Policy Standards and Regional Support
• Landfills and Transfer Station Management
• Alternative Waste Treatment Technology
• Bulk Waste Services
The Waste Management Division is responsible for the following core functions:
• Collecting and transporting general waste to disposal facilities on a daily and weekly basis
• Cleaning public spaces (picking up litter, preventing and clearing illegal dumping sites)
• Managing waste disposal facilities
• Minimising waste
• Recycling
• Providing a bulk waste collection service – collecting and transporting bulk waste
• Implementing policies, strategies, models, norms and standards
Services/key performance areas
|
Section |
Responsibilities |
Key projects/initiatives |
Documents to be uploaded |
| Waste Management Operations (Regions 1, 2, 5, 7 and Regions 3, 4 and 6) |
Collecting and transporting general waste
Cleaning public areas
|
- Collecting and transporting waste to disposal facilities (daily and weekly)
- Picking up litter and preventing and clearing illegal dumping sites
- Supplying waste containers (240 ℓ and 1 000 ℓ bins)
|
Bin application forms |
| Waste Removal Policy Standards and Regional Support |
Developing and reviewing the waste management policy, strategies, models, and norms and standards |
- Implementing the Waste Management By-law
- Processing applications for waste transportation permits
- Facilitating the household waste standardisation programme
|
- Integrated Waste Management Plan
- Waste Management By-law
- Waste transportation permit application forms
|
| Landfills and Transfer Station Management |
Managing and maintaining the landfill sites, garden refuse sites and transfer stations |
- Managing operations at landfill sites
- Ensuring landfill rehabilitation, care and maintenance
- Managing garden refuse sites and transfer stations
|
- List and addresses of landfill sites, garden refuse sites and transfer stations
- Landfill site application forms
|
| Alternative Waste Treatment Technology |
Promoting waste minimisation and the reuse, recycling and recovery of waste |
- Rolling out development of buy-back centres in regions
- Monitoring and managing the operations of the buy-back centres
- Promoting waste separation at source
- Facilitating education and awareness in support of waste minimisation
- Integrating informal waste recyclers into the waste management sector
- Promoting waste minimisation and recycling initiatives
|
Communication of waste minimisation initiatives and programmes
|
| Bulk Waste Services |
Collecting and transporting bulk waste containers |
- Collection and transportation of bulk waste to landfill sites (4 m3 – 30 m3 containers)
- Rental of bulk waste containers (4 m3 – 30 m3 containers)
|
Bulk waste service application form |
Key staff and contact details
|
SURNAME |
NAME |
DESIGNATION |
TELEPHONE NUMBER |
| Abel |
Malaka |
Divisional Head: Waste Management Division |
012 358 0605/8801 |
| Mogadime |
Dineo |
Senior Secretary: Office of the Divisional Head: Waste Management Division |
012 358 8801 |
| Makhubele |
Louis |
Acting Director: Regional Waste Removal Policy Compliance
Waste Management Region 4 and 6
|
012 358 5616 |
| Mohlaba |
Dipsy |
Director: Bulk Waste Services
Waste Management Region 3
|
012 358 1310/2339 |
| Swart |
Angelique |
Secretary: Bulk Waste Services |
012 358 2339 |
| Ngati |
Mosidi |
Director: Landfills and Transfer Station Management |
012 358 0277/7663 |
| Mathlobogoane |
Tiisetso |
Secretary: Waste Disposal Site Management |
012 358 7663 |
| Mapholo |
Dineo |
Director: Alternative Waste Treatment Technology |
012 358 1665 |
| Mhlathi |
Ntombizodwa |
Director: Waste Management
Regions 1, 2, 5 and 7
|
012 358 6989 |
