Due to a high volume of illegal waste dumping, the City of Cape Town has set aside R274 million for the removal of illegally dumped waste.

To help mitigate the problem, the city’s Solid Waste Management Department has established an illegal dumping campaign. The department has appointed a service provider to inform and educate residents and businesses of their nearest drop-off facilities and landfill sites as well as the services that these sites offer.

Cape Town has 25 drop-off facilities designed to make it convenient for residents to practice responsible waste management and recycling. These facilities accept recyclables in a convenient,mixed format to promote waste separation at the source and ultimately divert it from the landfill sites. However, despite the location of drop-offs within a seven-kilometre radius of all the city’s residents, many communities remain unaware of these sites and the services they render.

Through this campaign, the city hopes to encourage residents to take advantage of the resources available to them, to responsible waste management, boost community support in reporting illegal dumping, and prevent littering.