Waste Recycling - Separation at Source Presentation - September 2014

PRESENTED BY: SIMPHIWE MEMELA

RECYCLING AND SEPERATION AT SOURCE IN THE CoJ26 September 2014

PRINCIPLES OF THE SEPARATION AT SOURCE

Establishing a recycling economy in the CoJ – Behavioral change

Separation of recyclable waste at source

Focus on domestic customers (households)

New receptacle systems to be used.

No one size fits all

Enforce separation at source

Formalise the role of Trolley Brigades & waste pickers/ reclaimers into cooperatives

INTRODUCTION OF SEPARATION AT SOURCE TO CITY WIDE

Consideration must be given to the following: • Waterval model to be extended City wide• Develop and implement a localised marketing and communication

strategy (education and awareness) • Use three receptacle system (240 litre bin for non recyclables, orange

bag for paper and clear bag for glass, plastic and cans)• Provide one clear bag per household per week• Re-commission the Robinson Deep MRF• Establish local sorting facilities (MRFs)• Use service of informal waste removers• Enforce separation at source (Waste Management By-laws)• Formalize Trolley Brigades/reclaimers/waste pickers• Upgrade garden sites as recycling centres• Compost organic waste

POTENCIAL BENIFITS

• Clean and healthy environment.• Job creation• Saving of valuable landfill airspace.• Entrepreneurial opportunities.• Ownership of the environment amongst all

communities• At full implementation landfill airspace can be

extended for another five years• Formalizations of reclaimers/waste pickers• Waste will become a commodity• World Class African City

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CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS AND RISKS

• Capacitate public to earn an income from recyclable waste.

• Force households and businesses to separate recyclable waste at source (waste Management By-law).

• Community participation and involvement.• Stakeholders commitment and participation.• Markets for recyclables• Benchmarking

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THANK YOU

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