Ten rubbish trucks, valued at R25.5 million in total, have been delivered to the City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management’s operations. They will contribute to 'addressing delays in the collection and clearing of waste around town'.
The latest vehicle delivery includes six paddle compactors for the emptying of 240l wheelie bins as well as four tipper trucks for the use of City Cleansing. These vehicles come at a cost of approximately R25.5 million.The original announcement by the City was unclear in indicating the cost allocation and was misinterpreted as RR25.5 million per truck. This is the amount for ten vehicles in total.
The trucks are equipped with the latest technology, and operators will be subjected to training before the new vehicles enter service. City efforts to resolve collection delays are seeing promising results. Availability of refuse compactor vehicles has improved from an average of 77% in March to 81% in April. It is hoped that new vehicles will further boost these numbers.
“Every effort is being made to take care of our existing fleet, while we bolster the service with these new additions. Urban Waste Management vehicles follow an intensive servicing programme due to the high demand on the service. New checks and balances around vehicle repairs are in place and this adds to the downtime to vehicles in for repairs.
Where possible, residents are encouraged to practice home composting, as this will allow for further space in the bin.
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