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Cars impounded for illegal dumping increase by more than 180% since 2021

By Aneeqa du Plessis There has been an increase of over 180% of impounded vehicles related to illegal dumping by the City’s Law Enforcement Department since 2021. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast show on Tuesday morning, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security JP Smith said the public need to play their part to ensure perpetrators are brought to book. “The situation has become increasingly challenging for us. We have incentivized […]

today11 July 2023

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Residents are encouraged to dump their litter at legal dumping sites

By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert The City of Cape Town is appealing to residents to dump their litter and debris at registered dumping cites across Cape Town after the City’s Solid Waste By-law Enforcement Unit issued a total of 1 405 fines this year, with a total value of R1,3 million. Alderman Grant Twigg, Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management said that his department has established a Solid Waste By-law […]

today14 June 2022

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City of CT to spend another R3.9m on clearing illegal dumping sites

Illegal dumping is a costly headache for Cape Town. The metro on Friday announced that it will now spend another R3.9 million on clearing illegal dumping spots in Dunoon, Wolwerivier and Witsands. The funds are from the metro's Rapid Response Programme budget and will see the employment of 26 more EPWP workers and three more supervisors. The City of Cape Town’s the recently launched Rapid Response Programme supports existing efforts […]

today6 November 2021

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