Nkomazi Local Municipality 20 - Co-operative Governance and ...

Percentage10.1.5. Waste ManagementStrategic Objectives: To promote and facilitate a healthy and safe environment and creates an environmental aware societyIntended outcome: healthy and safe environment to allDue to the rural character of the biggest part of the municipality, no organised waste management and disposal sites that exist outsidethe existing urban areas. The Municipality is currently establishing a Landfill site at Steenbok which will service most of the areas inNkomazi. As shown in Table and Figure below, in 2001 only about 10.7% of the households in this Municipality had a formal refuseremoval system by 2007 the situation had improved to 31.5%. In 2001 almost 75% had the own refuse dump in the yard while 13.6%had no refuse removal at all, and by 2007 the situation had improved to 64.1 and 3.2% respectively. (Source: Statistics SA 2001Census).Table 26__ Percentage of Households by type of Refuse Disposal from 2001 to 2007Refuse Removal System Census 2001 Community Survey 2007Removed by local municipality once a week 9.5 28.2Removed less often 1.2 3.3Communal Dump 1.3 1.2Own Refuse Dump 74.4 64.1No Disposal 13.6 3.2Total 100 100Source: Stats SA 2001 CensusFigure 19__Refuse Disposal System 2001 (Source: Stats SA 2001 Census)Refuse Disposal8070605040302001202007100Removed Removed (Less(Once a week) Often)Communalrefuse dumpOwn refusedumpNo rubbishdisposalOtherType of refuse disposalSource: Statistics SA Data Source10.1.5.1. Nkomazi Landfill sitesThere are six landfill sites in Nkomazi local of which two of those are permitted or approved[approved land fill sites are TSB andSteenbok landfill sites] The steenbok landfill site is licensed but not operational due to insufficient resources. The other remaininglandfill sites are in the process of obtaining landfill utilization rights.NKLM Integrated Development Plan 2012_2013 68