Local Authority Notice City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Draft Integrated Waste Management By-Laws

NOTICE IS HEREWITH GIVEN in terms of the provisions of section 7 of the Gauteng Rationalisation of Local Government Affairs Act, 1998 (Act 10 of 1998), read with sections 11 and 12 of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000), that the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (City) at a council meeting held on 27 February 2020 under item A-EWM (01-2020) expressed its intention to pass the Draft Integrated Waste Management By-laws.
Any person who desires to comment on the draft Integrated Waste Management By-laws may lodge such comments in writing by not later than 07 September 2020 to The City Manager (attention: Office of the Head of Department: Environmental Resource and Waste Management, City of Ekurhuleni; PO Box 25, Edenvale, 1610; or emailed to IWMBylaws@ekurhuleni.gov.za
Any person who cannot write may come during office hours to (Cnr Trichardt and Commissioner, Boksburg Civic Centre, Compliance Office No.: 532) where a staff member of the City will assist that person to transcribe that person’s comments or representations.
(i) The purpose of the draft Integrated Waste management By-laws is to provide for integrated waste management and matters incidental thereto; to give effect to the environmental right in section 24 of the Constitution, by regulating the collection, storage, disposal, and other waste management activities within the jurisdictional area of City of Ekurhuleni; to provide, in conjunction with any other applicable law, an effective legal and administrative framework, within which the Municipality can manage and regulate waste management activities; to ensure that waste is avoided, or otherwise minimised, reused, recycled, and recovered, and that the remainder thereof is treated and disposed of in an environmental sound manner; to promote and ensure an effective delivery of waste service; and to ensure universal access to the municipal waste services.
(ii) Enquiries relating to the Draft Integrated Waste Management By-laws may be directed to: Thabang Mokoena, Tel (011) 999 2006 OR Germina Chabalala, Tel (011) 999 5130/5123/5647, or e-mailed to Thabang.Mokoena@ekurhuleni.gov.za OR Germina.Chabalala@ekurhuleni.gov.za.
(iii) A copy of the resolution and draft By-laws are available for public inspection during ordinary office hours at the following municipal offices or by obtaining an electronic copy from the official website address for the City: www.ekurhuleni.gov.za:
(a) Office of the Head of Department: Environmental Resource and Waste Management, City of Ekurhuleni; Office No. 201, Edenvale Civic Centre
(b) Compliance Office No. 532, Cnr Trichardt and Commissioner, Boksburg Civic Centre
(c) At the following offices of Customer Care Area Managers in the City of Ekurhuleni:
Alberton – Alwyn Taljaard Street, Alberton, , Benoni – Elston Drive, Benoni, Boksburg – Cnr Trichardt & Market Street, Boksburg, Brakpan – 2nd Floor, Room D 234, Cnr Escombe & Elliot Avenue, Brakpan, Daveyton – Cnr Eiselen & Mocke Street, Daveyton, Duduza – 3001/12 Nala Street, Duduza, Edenvale – Cnr Van Riebeeck & Hendrik Potgieter Street, Edenvale, Etwatwa – 3724 23rd Street Etwatwa, Germiston – 15 Queen Street, Germiston, Katlehong – 2098 Masakhane Street, Admin Blok, Katlehong, Katlehong (2)- Cnr Sontonga & K146 Rd, Siluma View Ext 1,Katlehong , Kempton Park – Cnr Pretoria & C.R. Swart Road, Kempton Park, Kwa-Thema – 24503 Nkosi Street, Kwa-Thema,, Nigel – 145 Hendrik Verwoerd Street, Nigel, Springs – Cnr Plantation & South Main Reef Road, Springs, re: Tembisa – Cnr George Nyanga & Andrew Maphetha Street, Tembisa, Tembisa 2, Cnr Solomon and Mahlangu Drive,Winnie Mandela, Thokoza – 3521 Moepshe Street, Thokoza, Tsakane – 10890 Nzima Street, Tsakana and Vosloorus – Ostend Street, Vosloorus.
(c) Dr. I Mashazi, City Manager, City of Ekurhuleni, 2nd Floor, Head Office Building, corner Cross and Rose Streets, Private Bag X1069, Germiston, 1400
Date 05 August 2020
Notice No 06-2020
For Office use File 1/4/1/1/5
Gauteng