The Council recognizes that waste generation occurs either through processes where people, business or industrial entities are involved and are able to control the outcome, or when disasters, accidents, or natural processes produce waste.

1. WASTE MANAGEMENT

2. SERVICES
1.WASTE MANAGEMENT –
DOMESTIC REFUSE
COLLECTION AND In terms of Schedule 5B of the Constitution of South Africa
TRANSPORTATION (Act 108 of 1996), waste management is a local government
competence that must be executed to protect human and
environmental health (Constitution, S.24).
2.LANDFILL + REFUSE
TRANSFER STATION
The statutory obligation of local government is framed by the
Local Government Municipal Systems Act (Act No. 32 of
3.REDUCE,RE-USE and 2000), or MSA.
RECYCLE.
AWARENESS CREATION
The Council recognizes that waste generation occurs either
through processes where people, business or industrial
4.GARDEN REFUSE/BUILDERS entities are involved and are able to control the outcome, or
RUBBLE/ILLEGAL DUMPING when disasters, accidents, or natural processes produce
waste.
5.TRANSPORTATION OF WASTE
TO PETRO SA
6.CHALLANGES

3. 1.WASTE MANAGEMENT – DOMESTIC REFUSE COLLECTION
AND TRANSPORTATION
• The collection of household refuse-or the
lack thereof – is one of the most powerful
visual benchmarks a municipalities service
can be assessed.
• Bitou Municipality currently uses a split bag
system for separation at source. Household
put a black bag at kerb side on the day of
domestic refuse collection and a grey/clear
bag of recyclable material the day after
normal collections.
• Currently all areas is receiving collection
once a week and during peak season
(Dec/Jan) the Municipality is rendering
double collections due to a influx of visitors.
• During these periods (Dec/Jan) the Waste
Management Section double in staff and
create additional job opportunities. Staff
work shifts till 8pm to cope with collection
demand

4. 2.LANDFILL
• Disposal of Municipal solid waste in • Comments to be collated and report to be
Plettenberg Bay is practices at the Robberg send to DEADP FOR THE ISSUING OF A
Landfill site in accordance with all the Waste Licence for Closure
relevant legislation. • Pre- laminary closure designs done
• The existing site which is currently in use
has reached it capacity in terms of the
volume (life span)
• Waste will soon be transported to PetroSA
(Regional Landfill Site) in MosselBay as
feasibility studies indicated that there is no
alternative disposal facility in the area.
• A service provider has already been
appointed for the containerization and
transportation waste.
• The Temporary Transfer Station was
constructed in-house
• LANDFILL SITE CLOSURE
• Final Basic Assessment Report is currently
out for comment

5. 2.LANDFILL/REFUSE TRANSFER STATION
REFUSE TRANSFER STATION PLAN + SURVEYED LANDFILL SITE

6. • ROD - Approval received for the
construction of Refuse Transfer Station
• Tender documents is completed for the
Refuse Transfer Station
• Final approval for the N2 intersection has
been received from SANRAL
• Site developed to cater for composting
facility as well as recycling

7. 3.REDUCE,RE-USE and RECYCLE /AWARENESS CREATION
• The municipality placed the following advertisement as part of their awareness campaign
• A tender is currently being advertised for prospective service providers for the rendering of
collection of recyclable material in all residential townships with the Bitou Municipal Area. Part of
the tender specifications is that the tenderer should educate the public through school campaigns
and news paper articles and that buy back centers should be opened in previously disadvantage
areas

8. 4.GARDEN REFUSE/BUILDERS RUBBLE/ILLEGAL DUMPING
• Drop – off facilities for garden refuse and • The Municipality opted to go on tender for
builders rubble have been identified in all community based contractors to clean
areas and is currently being dealt with in previously disadvantage area.
terms of Waste Management Regulations
(EIA process) • Contractors will be paid per task completed
• These site will only be used as drop- off
facilities As part of the ROD for the Refuse
Transfer Station composting will be done on
site
• Builders rubble is still a problem as we do
not have a site for disposal.
• Illegal dumping – one of the most common
problems within our Municipal area. People
have the tendency of dumping on every
corner although a collection service is being
provided.

9. 5.TRANSPORTATION OF WASTE TO PETRO SA
1. Bitou Municipality appointed Bitou Civils
through a competitive bidding process for
the transportation of Waste to PetroSA
(Mosselbay)
2. Waste will be transported uncompact in
containers per road to the regional waste
facility
3. Municipality will need to intensify recycling
initiatives to minimize the amount of waste
being transported hence the fact that a
tender has been advertised for a service
provider
4. Alternative option need to be looked at
5. Cost implication to Council +/- R2.2M per
year for the transportation of waste.

10. 6.CHALLANGES
1. COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION 4. GARDEN REFUSE/BUILDERS
• Communities not putting out refuse on time RUBBLE/ILLEGAL DUMPING
that results in illegal dumping • Getting the co operation of communities
• Aging of existing fleet – fleet not reliable and • Enforcing the waste by-laws
needs to be replaced
5. TRANSPORTATION OF WASTE TO
2. LANDFILL/REFUSE TRANSFER STATION PETROSA
• Budget for construction of RTS • Outstanding info from service provider
• Neighboring home owners before Municipality can start transporting
waste
3. REDUCE,RE-USE and RECYCLE.
AWARENESS CREATION
• Getting all communities involved as specially
the previous disadvantage areas
• Need the support of business people
• Opening buy back centers areas

11. • Thank You Very Much Ladies and
Gentlemen