At the beginning of March, the metro introduced a fixed refuse removal calendar, and now residents of Boksburg will be receiving 240 litre refuse bins.
The distribution of the bigger refuse storage bins begins in the area this week (starting in Plantation, Reiger Park, Boksburg CBD).
Approximately 23 650 bins will be given to households over a period of five weeks. One bin will be delivered to each household (including townhouses and flats) and recipients will be required to sign acknowledgment of receipt.
Residents will be required to present either their most recent municipal account or their South African identity document in order to take receipt of the 240 litre container.
The 240 litre bins will replace the refuse bag system, which means that the metro will be utilising specialised trucks for the scheduled weekly pick up of refuse.
A pamphlet with the do’s and don’ts and how to care for the bin will also be distributed with each bin.
“It is crucial that residents make use of the bins, and not refuse bags, because the trucks that will be used for collection have been fitted with a mechanism that picks up the bin itself, and then loads the refuse into the compactor,” says metro spokesperson, Themba Gadebe.
“A 240 litre refuse bin is classified as service point and a promulgated tariff for such a bin amounts to R109.42, excluding Vat, per month.
“Residents who are in need of more than one bin may apply for such a bin, at an additional charge.”
Distribution will take place Mondays to Fridays during business hours. Centralised areas will also be used for the distribution of these bins on Saturdays and Sundays for those residents who cannot receive their bins during the week.
For more information, Boksburg residents may contact the Boksburg Waste Management Depot on 011 999 5423, 011 999 6277 or 011 999 5446.
I would think it is much easier and less costly to enforce the limit of 3 black refuse bags per household which is what we used to have years ago, what did all these plastic dustbins cost the ratepayer? not to mention the cost of the special garbage trucks to lift them up.Why do we always have to have things which are expensive and complicated? Refuse bags are simple and uncomplicated.