The City of Ekurhuleni is converting tons of unwanted builder’s rubble every month into usable commodity to fix roads, re-gravel roads and fill up water ponds.
This is according to metro spokesperson, Themba Gadebe.
He said at Rooikraal landfill site in Boksburg, which is one of the City’s landfill sites, about 1000 tons of building rubble weighing less than 300mm is received and processed to be usable.
“The City runs five municipal landfill sites that receive builder’s rubble disposed of by construction companies, and residents who are renovating their homes,” said Gadebe.
“It should be remembered the builder’s rubble should not exceed 300mm in diameter, as that type of builders’ rubble is charged at R268.27 per ton.
“The municipality does not charge for builder’s rubble weighing 1000kg or less, so long as it does not exceed 300mm in diameter.
Member of the Mayoral Committee for Environment and Waste Management Services Ndosi Shongwe said: “This is to encourage residents or builders to not illegally dump rubble all over, and to instill a culture of utilizing the landfill site facilities.
“As such, builder’s rubble of less than 300mm is categorized as zero rated.”
Builders rubble is made of pieces of demolished building materials and concrete resulting from construction, repair and demolition operations uncontaminated with general waste and with a maximum particle size of 300mm.
Operating hours for the Rooikraal landfill site is from 7am t0 5.30pm.
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