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Online tool available for waste-wise residents

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 15 Jul 2016
Once users select their suburb, they will be presented with all registered recycling services operating in that area.
Once users select their suburb, they will be presented with all registered recycling services operating in that area.

The City of Cape Town has developed a Web portal which will guide residents to all the information they need to know about recycling options.

In a statement, the city says it noticed how frequently residents turn to its Web site for information on convenient recycling options and has taken steps to support and enable this interest.

According to the statement, members of the public usually want to find information like whether the city is part of a sponsored kerbside recyclable collection programme, the location of the closest drop-off site or buy-back centre for recyclables, and the particulars of the recycling collectors in their area.

By following a four-step process, residents will now be able to use the Web portal, which aims to address their most popular requests and provide insight on the responsible practices of waste management.

Ernest Sonnenberg, mayoral committee member for utility services, says: "We see increasingly high volumes of requests for information about how and where to recycle, and it's incredibly heartening to see how many Capetonians want to live sustainably. This new tool will make it that much easier for people to have an overview of all options available to them, be it a city drop-off facility, a weekly recycling collector or private community drop-off and buy-back centre.

"The waste minimisation team in the Department of Solid Waste Management has worked hard to ensure the database of recycling industry service providers reflected is as comprehensive and up-to-date as possible, while remaining user-friendly enough for convenient navigation. As a city, we need to explore every avenue possible to encourage recycling and increase the diversion from landfills."

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