Delegates were treated to a demonstration of landfill equipment on the Buffelsdraai Regional Landfill site at the end of the second day of the Landfill 2017 “Back to Basics” conference.
This forms part of the municipality’s efforts to accelerate service delivery and keep the city clean. The new equipment requests were outlined in four reports under Section 116 of the Municipal Finance Management Act. According to the municipality the first report was to amend a contract for the supply and delivery of a landfill dozer for waste handling on landfill sites.
Specialised vehicles needed
The report states that in order for the cleansing and solid waste unit (CSW) to perform its duties it requires specialised vehicles which are suitable for operational requirements. According to the report the unit acquired one landfill dozer last year however; the municipality says that CSW has received additional funding for the procurement of specialised machines which will assist with the fleet replacement programme and dealing with additional requirements. “The unit requires two additional landfill dozers which will assist them to meet their operational demands and to help accelerate service delivery.” The second report outlines the need for four 8×4 hook lifts while the third report outlines the procurement need of two additional compactors. The fourth report outlined the need for 20 additional refuse compaction trucks.
