Heritage Cases

The communities of Rockdale, Nazareth, Hlalamnandi, and Middleburg Ext, just outside Middleburg, are receiving weekly refuse collection services. The Municipality is currently disposing its general waste at the existing Middleburg Landfill Site which is located at the end of a tar access road, off President Kruger Street, opposite the Federal Brick works, eastern Middleburg. There is however, widespread illegal dumping, and in an attempt to curb this, the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality is planning on establishing a Refuse Transfer Station that will allow residents to formally dispose of the waste in open skips. These skips will then be taken and emptied at the local licensed G:M:B+ Middleburg Rietfontein landfill site (16/2/7/B100/D33/Z1/P412). Although there is a weekly refuse removal service, there is still evidence of widespread illegal curb side dumping. Additional skips are placed in some areas where illegal dumping is occurring, but this has had limited success. Typically, waste is either dumped next to the skip, elsewhere, or is burnt in the skip itself. Project Proponent: The Steve Tshwethe Local Municipality (STLM) is proposing the establishment of the new Waste Transfer Station in Rockdale. Project Environmental Consultant: Jeffares and Green (Pty) Ltd has been appointed by STLM as the independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner to undertake the necessary processes to obtain a Waste License for the proposed new Waste Transfer Station.