Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 22-02-2019
An environmental justice service and developmental organization says South Africa is experiencing a massive waste problem in the country.
A new report in the Mail and Guardian has revealed that landfill sites are fast becoming the mountains of cities and towns and as garden rubbish makes up 60% of the waste going to dumps, removing it from what will be sent to landfill sites is a big deal.
This is especially important in Gauteng because no new permits for landfills have been granted in two decades, and the environmental affairs department says landfills in South Africa’s big cities will be full in five years.
GroundWork’s Waste Campaign Manager Musa Chamane says there should be a law in the country that enforces everybody to separate waste at their homes.
He says dry waste which includes plastics, cardboards and paper must be separated from wet waste which consists of food scraps and other perishables.
“As a result you can see because waste is mixed, in most municipalities in the country besides Johannesburg we having waste ticking time bombs because you see waste in every street corner, so that’s not a good thing. We are experiencing an environmental injustice when it comes to waste.”
He says it’s not Pikitup’s job to separate waste but rather residents.
Chamane says homeowners should get two different color bins to separate dry waste from wet waste including undergo training about waste recycling.
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