01-12-2014 PIKITUP geared for the festive season
The Waste Management Company of the City of Johannesburg, Pikitup today announced that all its services (household refuse collection, recyclables, bulk, dailies and landfill sites) will be in full swing during the festive holidays, including public holidays (16, 26 December 2014 and 1st January 2015) in the City, except on the 25th December 2014.
All street cleaning activities and garden sites services will operate as normal throughout the festive period, except on Christmas and New Year’s Day, respectively. However, street cleaning will take place on the 1st January 2015 in the Inner City (Hillbrow and adjacent areas) only and thereafter continue as usual on other parts of the City.
There will be no street cleaning and refuse collection in the Inner City on New Year’s Eve (31 December 2014) due to violent behavior of revelers ushering in the New Year. This decision aims to ensure the safety of Pikitup workers.
However, plans have been put in place to clear the Inner City on the morning of 1 January 2015.
Speaking on the eve of the festive period, the MMC for Environment, Infrastructure and Services Department (EISD) Cllr. Matshidiso Mfikoe, urged all residents of the City to become active participants in preserving and protecting the environment by applying the basic principles of waste management: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle when disposing waste.
Cllr. Matshidiso Mfikoe said: “The residents of Johannesburg are not allowed to hand over gifts to waste removal staff during their routine operations of collecting refuse from their households. Pikitup employees are forbidden from soliciting Christmas gifts from members of the public, as this goes against company policy for staff to take part in this tradition”.
“All residents are advised to report imposters and staff who approach or harass them for gifts or donations. Corporate governance and zero tolerance to corruption are of critical importance to Pikitup. We will leave no stone unturned in rooting out corrupt officials and practices,” she added.
Any irregular activities can be reported to the South African Police Services or contact the City of Johannesburg’s 24/7 toll-free hotline on 0800 00 25 87, which is manned in all 11 official languages or via e-mail:
The City of Johannesburg is your HOME! Don’t trash it. Recycle, Re-use and Reduce.
For more information, contact:
Anda Mbikwana
MMC Spokesperson
Cell: 072 408 2341
Tel: 011 587 4309
Email: andam@joburg.org.za
