PRESENTATION BY

AT MAKHETHA
MANAGER: DSW EDUCATION
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Type of Settlement
INFORMAL SETTLEMENT WITH SERVICES, INCLUDING COMMUNAL TAPS, CLINIC,
LIBRARY, ELECTRICITY, SPORTFIELD, COMMUNITY HALL,ROADS, SCHOOLS,
STREET LIGHT
POPULATION
5723

LOCATION
NEIGHBOUR OF FORMAL SETTLEMENT WITH BASICS (WATER BORNE
SANITATION,WATER IN HOUSE, ELECTRICITY, PAVED PASSAGES, STREET LIGHTS)
POPULATION
4897
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CLEANSING & SOLID WASTE SERVICES

Contractor
Refuse bags each household
Locals distribute refuse bags
Residents to take refuse bags to central point
Refuse collection once a week
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CHALLENGES
Difficult terrain
Narrow roads and passages
Winding passages between households
Congested shacks
Lack of basics such toilets, lights in passages,water
Tenants away during the day
Owners difficult to contact
Taking out refuse bags on wrong days
Illegal dumping
Disposal of human waste in plastic bags
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SOLUTIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION
(door-to-door, local meetings, one-on-one, pamphlets, posters, loud-hailing,
Education Bus, Enviro Forum, Presentations)
WASTE MINIMISATION EDUCATION
(Reduce, Re-use and Recycling)
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RECYCLING
Local initiative
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RECYCLING
Local initiative
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SOLUTIONS
CONSTRUCTION OF FORMAL HOUSES AND INFRASTRUCTURE :
ROADS
PASSAGES
SEWERAGE
WATER DELIVERY
INSTALLATION OF
ELECTRICITY
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OUTCOME
Illegal dumps
Reduced
Taking out refuse bags on wrong days
Reduced
Streets clean
Recycling initiative
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CONCLUSION
Waste management education essential
Change mindset
Highlight responsibility for handling waste generated
Instill a sense of ownership of the environment
Recruit volunteers
Make people develop and own solutions
Make people implement programmes
Allow participants to monitor programmes
Focus on sustainability
Start small and grow big
Give recognition to volunteers/participants

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