Highway Mail reported on Tuesday that the Upper Highway Air NPC received 55 588 complaints from May to 16 October 2017, with 10 515 since the completion of the EnviroServ remedial measures (September to 16 October). According to Lauren Johnson, founder of the UHA NPC this is a clear indicator that the remedial measures taken by EnviroServ have not worked and that the waste management company may need to regroup and try again.
Residents living near the Shongweni landfill site claim they are still “suffering” with the toxic smell from the facility despite claims from waste management company, EnviroServ, that remedial action was taken to attend to the odour. The What else to read
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