From: Cllr Nicola Jowell <Nicola.Jowell@capetown.gov.za>
Evening
I know that we have ongoing recycling issues in the area that are proving very challenging. The city is starting on Thursday with a flyer drop going door to door to alert people to the schedule and the change to fortnightly collection. This should have happened a month ago. Hopefully it will resolve many of the issues!
But if I can ask that you please do circulate the attached letter and schedule to your communities as much as possible.
We are currently this week in the Group 2 collection Cycle so there is no collection in the Camps Bay and Clifton area.
I know that we have a massive pile of recycling sitting at the park in Beta Close and we will arrange to have this dealt with but if we can try get the message out a bit more to the general community that would be great.
Thank you.
Kind Regards
Cllr. Nicola Jowell
Councillor: Ward 54
Office: 021 4001466
Cell: 072 653 5763
nicola.jowell@capetown.gov.za
CITY OF CAPE TOWN FINAL LETTER RE: RECYCLING:
THINK TWICE SEPARATION AT SOURCE COLLECTION SERVICE IN BAGS
HOUT BAY / LLANDUDNO / OUDEKRAAL / BAKOVEN / CAMPS BAY / CLIFTON / BANTRY BAY / FRESNAYE / SEA POINT / THREE ANCHOR BAY / MOUILLE POINT / GREEN POINT / CBD
Dear Resident,
This communication aims to clear up confusion around recycling collection days caused by unclear information in the recycling starter packs issued to residents.
Please note that recycling collection has been reduced from a weekly service to a fortnightly service in order to enable expansion to more communities and efficiently distribute resources.
Households in suburbs listed above have been divided into two groups. Recycling collection will alternate between the two groups each week going forward. Group one recycling collection commenced the week of Thursday 1 September 2022, and group 2 commenced the week of Monday 5 September 2022.
The contractor has been instructed to issue extra bags to residents during the initial contract period to compensate for reduced collection frequency.
As per the table below, recycling collection in almost all areas will continue on the same day that residents are accustomed to, but on a fortnightly bases. The only change is in areas where locals made unapproved, informal arrangements directly with the previous contractor to collect on alternative days. Recycling collection in these areas will revert to the same day as general waste. Any further changes to the recycling collection schedule must be approved directly by the Urban Waste Management Directorate as the contract manager, and will be considered based on the contractor’s capacity.
The City apologises for the confusion and is implementing additional checks and balances that can help avoid a repeat scenario in future.
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